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MATTERS TO WHICH THE ATTENTION OF THE
VAinOUS PKESr.VTElUES 18 DIRECTED BY
THE GENERAE ASSEMIJLY.

1. Tlic fiillDwinK Remit is ii<,'iiiii sent down to ProsbyterioH, in terms of the IJarrier
Act, with iiiatructions tr) them to report their views thereon to J{ov. Dr. Warden,
Toronto, not hiter than Febniiiry 28th, 1901. (See page ;{2) :

Whercd.i experience hua shown that much of the time of the General .Assembly is
taken up i;i deaiini; with luatters of detail, which could fully and more conveniently be
dealt with at the meetinj^s of our several Synods ;

And whereas, according to the procedure hitherto followed; cases are permitted to
come l»y way of appeal to the <!eneral Assembly which might well bo issued in one of
the inferior judicatories, and with which the (ieneral Assembly cannot satisfactorily deal
without unduly extending the sittings of that Court, and also involving the parties con-
cerned in much needless expense.

Therefore, the Venerable, the (General Assembly, is hereby humbly overt ured by
the Synod of Toronto and Kingston : —

That the power of the Synods of the Church shall be extended by conferring upon
them the right »,; exercising final jurisdiction in all matters of petition, reference, com-
plamt or appeal coming from I'resbyteries within their own bounds, which do not
involve matters f administration or of doctrine affecting the Church as a whole, or
matters of disci))lme atl'ecting the ecclesiastical status of any member or ottice-bearer (sf
the Church.

2. Rf Aids to Social Worship. — That the Committee be continued and instructed
to ascertain the mind of the Church more fully in regard to the use of such a Manual,
for the purp(j8e8 contemplated. (See page 50.)

'A. Presbyteries arc asked to arrange meetings for conferring with Dr. Campbell.
Agent of the Century Fund. (See {lage .'».'<.)

4. Presbyteries are asked to make returns to the (Jlorks of Assembly <>f all Remits
sent down to them befori3 April 1st next. (See p^ge 09.)

5. The (pieation of the desirability of having a Sabbath School and Field Secretary
for each Synod is referred to the several Presbyteries and Synods. (See page 02.)

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THE

ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

OK THK

TWENTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OK THK

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

FIRST SEDERUNT.

At the Oity of Halifax, and unfhin St. Matthew'a Church there, the thirteenth day of
June, One thonaand nine hundred, at htdf-pant seven o'clock in the evenimj :

Which time and place ministers and ruling elders, commissioners fron. ..le several
Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, convened, pursuant to appointment
by the General Assembly held in the City of Hamilton, on the twenty-second day of
June last year.

The Rev. Robert Campbell, Sc.D., of Perth, General Agent of the Century Fund,
Moderator of the last General Assembly, conducted public worship, and preached a
sermon from the words in Psalm forty-six, tifth verse : " God is in the midst of her, she
shall not be moved," and then by prayer constituted the General Assembly in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ, che only King and Head of the Church.

, ROLL CALL.

The aames of the Commissioners having been presented in a printed list, the
Assembly on motion duly seconded, in accordance with the recommendation of the
Business Committee, agreed co accept the same as the roll of Assembly, subject to any
corrections, subsequently to be made when it came to be scrutinized. The Roll is as
follows : —

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A rTS AM) IMt()("Ki:i»IN(j.s (»K nn.; IWIATV-slXTII (SKNKIIAL ASSEMIU.Y

(Till' names jf //lo.ic juisihI iu» iiiiirl.>'il nitli nn i/.s/ccm/.).

1.— SYNOD OF TlIK MARITIMK rHOVLNX'KS.

T'llKSIJVTKKV OK Tl{ri{(t.

yiinisfefn.

*.Thiiiuh McLuhu.
*I). S. FniNor.
*.I. n. McLoim.
*A. B. McLeod.

K. S. ColHu.
*J()hn Mumy.

*>]. H. Tumor.

*( Miorge (). F(irl)08.

*('. 15. Spenocr.

•Iiilin Kirke.
*<it!iiri4« lUirris,
*(ie()r'j;e Ciuiipbt-ll.

*r)avid DruniiiKuul.
*NViIlmin (Jriiiit.
*Mfilc«)lm McLeod.
♦T. C. .lack.
*.f. F. For 1)68.

PKKSTiVTKIlV OF SVDXKV.

*Normiiii McDonald.
*F. Falconer,
■^deorge McI'lierHon.

Alexander IJoyd.

Win. Campbell.

*!). McLeod, M.A.

*A. McMillan.

*L. H. McLean, M.A.

*Neil Currie.

I'JIFSIJYTKKV OF INVKItXKSS.

Ale.xander Oainjyi)ell.
*Neil Nicholson.
*Colin Nicholson.
*1). McAskill.

PREST5YTKIIY OF HALIFAX.

*.T. F. Dustan.

*.). RosborouL'h, M.A.

*Profe8sor R. Falconer, H.l).

*A. (Jandier, B.D.

*H. Dickie, B.D.

*.). S. Black. D.D.

♦Principal PoUok, D.D.

*Thunia8 Fowler, M.A.

♦President Forrest, D.D.

*.>L G. Henry.

*.I. P. Falconer, B.A.

*T. A. Malcolm.
*\\. H. (:ha.se.
*A. G. Troop.
*.l. K. Munnis.
♦Sherifl" Archibald.
*I.saac i;'rei<!hton,
*Dr. Cr.'elman.

Anj^us McLeod.
*ThoniiiiS Forbes.
*R. Baxter.

Georjje Bowles.

*T. Sedgwick, D.D.
*C. Munro, B.A.
*D. Wright.
W. S. Darragh.

PRFSRYTERY OF WALLACE.

*,IamP8 B. Wilson.
♦.Archibald McKenzie.

.John McKeen.
♦.Tames W. .\dams.

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OF THK IMIKSHVTKUIAN CIIUIM ll I\ r.\\Al)A.

I'UKSIJVTKIIY OF IM('T(H

*\\'. V. Arcl.ilmld. H.I).
*.J. (Jiirruthers.
♦.J. K. Munro. KU.
*J. A. CHirns, M.A.
*(;. S. Ctirm.ii, H.A.
♦.MexHiidor Fiilconor, D.l).
♦T. Cuininini;.
*VV. M. TuHtB, n. I).

Kid'' IS.

*.1. I). FrHHor.
*A. C. ThoiiiHon.
*S. \V. M>icd..n«ld.
♦Ddiiiid Monoiifkld.
*.l. D. CniickuhHiikH,
*AIoXiiiiil«r Miickiiittmh.
*.I. A. MHclemi.
*.l()hn FrHHiT.

PHESBVTEUV OF PRINCE EDWAKD ISLAND.

*W. n. Spoiicer.
^Roderick McLuiin.
Adiiin (iuiui, U. A.
*.I. Laytoii.
*<iei>rj^e Milliir.
*D. H. McLeod.
* Alexander Ster! .u
♦John GilliH.

*J. (i. McCrtlluiii.

(iu(>ri;o H. Ailkon.
*(Jei>rj,'o Hull.

D. C Murwtn.
*.lHiiit's liiiiiiHny.
*\V. H. Hn.wn.
♦William Mutch.
♦T. C. .laniBH.

PRESHYTERY OF LrNENRrilG AND YARMOUTH.

*G. A. Leek.
.J. H. Stewart, R.A.

*E. L. Nash.
*.]. Levi Oxner.

PRESRYTERY OF ST. .TOHN.

*D. J. Praser, B.D.

*A. D. Eraser, B.A.

♦R. G. Vans.

♦Wm. Peacock.

♦A. A. McKenzie, D.Sc.

Willard McDonald.
*\V. R(.s.s, B.A.
♦.Tames Ro.ss.
*A. S. Morton, B.D.
♦T. F. Fotheringham, M.A.
♦J. A. Morison, Ph.D.

♦H. A. White.
♦I). McLean.

L. W. Johnstone.
♦Dr. VV. S. Morrison.
♦W. C. Whittakur.
*Dr. Walker.
♦.John Willet.
♦.I. A. CJray.

A. Henderson.
♦A. M. McKenzio

♦T. G. Johnstone.
♦W. Aitken.
♦J. D. Murray.

.John Robertson.

A. F. Cam M.A.

PRESBYTERY OF MIRAMICHI.

.Tohn Menzies.
♦W. R. McMillan.
William Anderson.
George Haddow.
R. N. Weeks.

♦John Morton, D.D.

PRESBYTERY OF TRINIDAD.

I ♦Robert Murray.

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« ACTS AND I'ltOCEEDINQH OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH OENEUAL ASSEMBLY

2.— SYNOD OF MONTREAL AND OTTAWA.

PRESBYTERY OF gUEBEC.

Minister n.
»Donald T»it, B.A.
*D(mRld McRao, D.D.
.iHrnes M. VVhiteltiw, B.D.
*Neil Mac Kay.
*K. Maclennan, M.A.

Eldf.ia.
Robert Stewart.
* William Sutherland,
•lames W. Kadie.
J. T. Tebbutt.
William Thumpnon, M.D.

PRESBVTKRY OF MONTREAL.

J. L. George, M.A.
^Calvin E. Amaron, D.D.
*E. Scott, M.A.
♦Andrew Rowat.

Ci. Colborne Heine, B.A.

S. J. Taylor, M.A.

Jules Bourgoin.

J. C. Thomson, M.D.
♦Principal MacVicar, D.D.,LL.D.
*John Scrimger, D.D.

Thomas A. Mitchell.
*A. J. Mowatt.
*J. E. Duclos, B.A.
*A. B. MacKay, D.D.

D. McDonald, Ph.D.
*R. Campbell, D.D.

David Morrice.
♦Walter Paul.
''^Janieb Rodger.

R. Munro.

(». E. Roberton.

William Drysdale.

A. McCormick.

J. H. Scott.

Dr. Berwick.

S. R. Clendinning.

George Loy.

Malcolm Thomson.

.7. H. Cay ford.
♦D. McCormick.
*D. Torrance Fraser.
♦James Ross.

PRESBYTERY OF GLENGARRY.

^Archibald Graham, B.
♦James L. Miller, B.A
♦George Weir, B.A.
♦James Cormack, B.A.
♦John McLeod, B.A.
Neil MacNish, LL.D.

♦R. McCrimmon.

♦A. C. McArthur.

A. N. Cheney,

PRESBYTERY OF OTTAWA.

♦William Moore, D.D,

J. A. Moir, LL.B,
♦W. T. Herridge, D.D.
♦Robert Gamble, B.A.
♦William Patterson, B.A,

D. M. Ramsay, B.D.
♦A. Logan, B.D.

Isaac Campbell, Ph.D.
♦T. A. Sadler. B.A.

J. W. H. Milne, B.A.

Dr. J. Th«)rburn.

F. A. Coffin.

J. B. Halkett.

George Hay.
*,]. R. Reid.

E. B. Holt.
♦William Hamilton.

James Gibson.

John Hardie,

R, H. Cowley.

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or THE PH&SBYTEUIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

PRK8BYTKRY OF LANARK AND RENFREW.

Minii'tfrii.

* Robert Cftmplwll, Mc.D.

A. A. Soott, M.A.
♦A. H. Scott, M.A.
♦Hugh Taylor.
*Alex«ndflr H. Maofftrlane.

Thot. Nixon.

<}eurge D. Bayne, Ph.D.

Charles M. Cuoke, B.A.

John Flay, B.D.

F. T. Froet, M.P.

Andrew Johnston.

Nornmn Riddell.
*Janies A. Allan.

JaineH Turner.
^Alexander (i. Farrell.

Samuel WiUon.

PRKSBYTERY OF BROCKVILLE.

*John Maofarland, B.A.
♦John McC. Kellook. M.A.
John J. Cameron, M.A.
♦Andrew C. Bryan, B.A.
♦Daniel Strachan, B.A.

♦William B. Smelliu.

John M. Gill.

Jamea Moodie.
♦James P. Fox.
♦Jamea Cochrane.

3.— SYNOD OF TORONTO AND KINGSTON.

PRESBYTERY OF KINGSTON.

Robt. Laird.
♦W. T. WilkinB, B.A.

M. MacGillivray, M.A.

Joseph Gandier.
♦W. W. Peck, LL.B.
•Principal Gran., D.D., LL.D.
♦David Fleming, B.A.
♦Prof. MacNaughton, M.A.

James Cumberland, M.A.
♦W. S. McTavish, B.A.

D. O. Sinclair.

Lieut.-Col. Duff.

W. O. Craig.
♦D. McLean.
♦Professor Dyde.

(ireorge Gillies.
♦Wellington Boulter.

J. W. Maxwell.

John Terrill.

Samuel Russell.

PRESBYTERY OF PETERBOROUGH.

W. M. Kannawin.

Peter Duncan.
♦C. S. Lord, B.A.
♦R. F. Hunter, M.A.
♦J. W. Mcintosh, M. A.

J. G. Potter, B.A.

♦James H. Johnston.

J. F. Clark.
♦W. E. Roxburgh.

James Russell.
♦A. Fairbairn.

William Moncrief.

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10 ACTS AND PIIOCEEDIXGS OF THE TVEXTV-SIXTH GEVERAL ASSEMBLY

Ministers.

*Il. M. Phnlen, B.A.

Alexander McAuley, B.A
*.l (lines Hodges, B.A.

PRESBVTERV OF WHITBY.

Elders.

a. J. Hooy.
*Thoma8 Mcjrris.
T. C. Foriiiau.

J. McD. Duncan.
K J. Macdonald.
D. M. Martin.
A. U. Caniul)ell.
R. C. H. Sinclair.

PRESBYTERY OF LINDSAY.

John Campbell.
a. F. Bruce.
.John Madiil.
P. R. McEachern.
Henry Ulendinning.

PRESBYTERY OF TORONTO.

*.Tanies Carmichael, D.D.
*l*rincipal Caven, D.D., LL.D.
*R. i'. MacKay, D.D.
* William McLaren, D.D.
^Robert H. Warden, D.D.
*R. D. Fraaer, M.A.

Thomas McLachlan, B.A.

Alexander McMillan.
*.John Neil, B.A.

S. Carruthers.

W. McKinley.

Prof. .1. Ballanfyne, B.A.

J. A. Brown, B.A.

W. M. McKay.

Alex. MacCiillivray.

*W. Wilkie.

*,Jame8 Bain, jr.

*\\'. Mortimer Clark, Q.C.

♦Robert Davidson.

S. C. Duncan-Clark.
*Goorge Keith.

.John Lowden.
*David McClure.

Ebenezer Bauld.

.J. Iv. Macdonald.

Hamilton Casaels.

.John Gowans.

W. B. McMurrich.

Robert Brown.

.John Winchester.

•

PRESBYTERY OF O RANGE VILLE.

*J. W. Orr.

Thomas Akitt.

*J. R. Bell.

Thomas Knox.

if *L. W. Tliom.

A. .M. Gibson.

i J. McMillan.

R(;bert Taylor.

' *.]. A. McConnell.

*David Menary.

I'RESBYTERY OF BARRIE.

1 ,J. A. Ross, B.A.

*W. Campbell.

' *N. Campbell, M.A.

^-George Grant. M.A

(Jeor^e Craw.

E. (iarrett.

James Skene.

D. Cameron.

P. Nichol.

Thomas Slott.

' J. E. Smith.

W. Wrijrht.

*D. D. McLeod.

.John Rogerson.

i *A. Findlay, D.D.

W. M. Lawrence.

' D. L. McOrae, Ph.D.

J. J. Brown.

*W. G. Smith.
John Bucket.
S. Childerhose, B.A.

PRESBYTERY OF NORTH BAY.

E. Mclvenzie.
George Morrison.
S. (}. Best.

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OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA,

Ministers.

*Janie8 Anderson.
E. D. Pelletier.
VV. J. MacBean.

PRESBYTERY OF ALGOMA.

Elders.

Q. W. Angus.

■') William Matheson.

F. R. Bennett.

*J. Hunter.
*J. Somerville, D.D.
*A. Thomson, B.D.
*E. W. Waits, Sc.D.
*.). S. Davidson, B.A.

PRESBYTERY OF OWEN SOUND.

*John Armstrong.
*.Jame.s Gardner.
*Dr. A. E. Henry.
*Alex. Pringle.
*Wm. Rohson,

Jas. J. Peterson, B.A.

D. L. Campbell, B.A.
*John Gray Reid.
*N. A. McDonald, B.A.

PRESBYTERY OF SAUGEEN.

R. Fotheringhain.
A. T. Dodds.
Alex. Murdock.
Peter Kean.

PRESBYTERY OF GUELPH.

*R. J. M. Glasbford.
■"•Robert Torrance, D.D.

R. E. Knowles.
*J. B. Mullan.
*J. A. Cranston.
*A. M. Hamilton, M.A.
* William Robertson, B.A.

*Richard Hanna.
*(ieorge Sutherland.
*Jame8 Chambers.

David M. Allan.
*John Rutherford.

John Orr.
♦William Weir.

4— SYNOD OF HAMILTON AND LONDON.

PRESBYTERY OF HAMILTON.

D. C. Mclntyre, Ph.D.
R. H. Abraham. Sc.D.
S. W. Fisher.

M. Eraser, D.D.

E. B. Chestnut.
W. A. Cook.

J. Young.
*S. Lyle. D.D.
J. D. Edgar.
J. Muir.
A. McWilliams.

F. Reid.
*R. A. Thompson.
*.I. B. Hamilton.

Dr. .1. McKinnon.
*A. I. MacKenzie.

J. Charlton, M.P.

R. McQueen.

W. R. Leckie.
*George Rutherford.
♦Alexander McPherson.

R. Lawrie.

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•4
I'iii.

Minuiters.

M. McGregor, M.A.
*R. Pettigrew, M.A,
*E. R. Hutt.

J. M. Millar, B.A.

.1. Skinner Scott, B.D.

Alex. Stewart.

PRESBYTERY OF PARIS.

Elders,

George Bryce.

Jas. McKnight.

Dr. Ddwar.

S. M. Thomson.
*David Brown,
■^.lohn Sutherland.

PRESBYTERY OF LONDON.

*J. (i. Stuart.
*W. A. VVyllie.
*W. M. Kay.
*R. W. Leitch.
♦William Gauld.
♦James Steven.
*.I. H. Barnett.
♦James Little.
♦S. Lawrence.

♦D. C. McKellar.
♦D. Mc Alpine.
♦Edward Waugh.
♦C. ii . Fitzgerald.
♦James I. Sutherland.

Andrew Allan.
♦D. Campbell.

John McPhail.
♦William Watson.

PRESBYTERY OF CHATHAM.

N. D. Keith, B.A.

A. McGregor, B.A.
♦G. Munro, M.A.

J. R. Battisby, Ph.D.

F. H. Larkin, B.A.
♦John Mclnnis.

Robert Currie.
Dr. Stewart.
Thomas Trotter.
Alexander Bartlet.
♦James Law.
John S. Laird.

PRESBYTERY OF SARNIA.

*John Thompson, D.D.

♦W. D. Bell, B.A.

*T. A. Bell, B.A.

♦A. A. Graham, B.A., B.D.

*W. G. Richardson, B.A.

♦P. A. McDiarmid.
♦E. M. Copeland, M.D.

D. Prittie.

R. M. Brown.
*George Scott.

PRESBYTERY OF STRATFORD.

♦Robert Hamilton, D.D.
♦W. M. Haig, B.A.
♦J. S. Hardie.
♦M. L. Leitch.
J. H. Graham, B.A.
♦Peter Scott.

John Leslie.
*Duncan Stewart.
♦William Haddow.
*George McCalium.
♦John Campbell.
*Robert Hovey.

PRESBYTERY OF HURON.

♦Neil S.iaw, B.A.
♦Archibald McLeai ,
*Samuel Acheson.
♦J. A. Anderson, B.A.
♦James Hamilton, B.A.

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♦J. P. Ross.
*John Eraser.
*R. P. Bell.
♦William Moir.
♦Gordon Young.

OP THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

Minwters.

George Ballantyne.

Robert Fairbairn, B.A.
♦Roderick McLeod, B.D.

R. S. G. Anderson, B.D.
*W. J. West, M.A.

PRESBYTERY OF MAITL/ ND.

Ekhrs.

*H. D. Henderson.
♦Sherborne Waddell.

William Dawson.

Hon. Judge Forbes.

PRESBYTERY OF BRUCE.

*.Ia". R. Craigie, M.A.
♦D. A. McLean.
^James Fitzpatrick.
♦H. McQuarrie.

William Rowand.
T. Robertson.
James Craig.
Peter Cameron.

5— SYNOD OF MANITOBA AND NORTH-WEST
TERRITORIES.

*S. C. Murray.
W. A. Rae.

PRESBYTERY OF SUPERIOR.
I ♦John Grierson.

PRESBYTERY OF WINNIPEG.

♦C. B. Pitblado.
♦A. G. Bell. B.A.
*J. H. Cameron.

C. W. Gordon, B.A.
♦Joseph Hogg.

Professor Hart, B.D.

♦J. B. Mitchell.
♦Geo. Cunningham.

Hon. D. MacKeen.

Jas. D. McGregor.

John O. Hogg.

Peter Cavanagh.
♦S. G. Mathison.

PRESBYTERY OF ROCK LAKE.

*' James Farquharscn.
J. A. Bowman.
Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Beveridge.
F. J. Hartley.

J. Bowman.

R. Menteith.

Lieut. -Col. D. McCrae.

David Duncan.

A. McQuarrin.

PRESBYTERY OF GLENBORO.

J. A. ReddoiJ, B.A.
R. Thynne, M.A.

♦W. R. Ross.
♦W. G. McLaren.

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14 ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

PRESBYTERY OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE.

Mhiisters. Elders.

Peter Wright, D.D.

•James Douglas.
Fanjuhar McRae, M.A.
*.\ndrew Chisholra.

*D. W. McCuaig.

E. H. Sharp.

John (irant.
* William Ross.

PRESBYTERY OF BRANDON.

P. Strange, B.A.
E. Mason.
E. A. Henry, B.A.
T. A. Shearer, B.A.
R. A. Finlaysnn, B.A.

T. Jeffrey.
J. J. Grant.
J. McKinnon.
E. Ives.

PRESBYTERY OF MINNEDOSA.

H. N. McLean.
*C. McDiarmid.
William J. Herbison, B.A.
H. T. Murray.

J. McMillan.

R. H. Meyers.
*Prof. W. C. Murray.
*Dr. A. H. MacKay.

PRESBYTERY OF MELITA.

*G. P. Tattrie.
Peter Fisher.

H. J. Archibald.
James Perrin.

J. A. Carmichael.

C. A. Bryden.
A. Lee, B.A.
T. McAfee.

D. Oliver.

*S. W. Thomson.

PRESBYTERY OF REGINA.

W. D. McLaren.
J. A. Hill.
R. Martin.
*J. C. Mcintosh.
Simon Bannerman.

6.— SYNOD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Gavin Hamilton.
J. A. J affray, B.A.

*M. White.
*G. Vetter.
*J. Robertson, D.D.

PRESBYTERY OF CALGARY.

*Wm. T. Kennedy.
*Geor<re Mitchell, M.P.P.

PRESBYTERY OF EDMONTON.

R. McQueen.
*J. D. McGregor.

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OF THE FRESBYTEBIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

Ministers.
*\y. W. Hardie, M.A.

PRESBYTERY OF KAMLOOPS.
1

Robert Frew.
I). Mc(J. (irtiulier, B..>..
J'isoph McCoy, M.A.
Duncan C nipbell, H.A.

PRESBYTERY OF KOOTENAY.

George M. Kinyhorn.
A. S. Mcdregor.
C. R. Somorville.

.John A. Loyan.
.J. C. Forster.
*.John Prinale.

PRESBYTERY OF WESTMINSTER.

*\V. H. Fniaer.
*David Blackwood.
*J. A. Macdonald.

Wi Leslie Clay.
*A. B. Winchester.
E. G. Taylor.

PRESBYTERY OF VICTORIA.

Thornton Fell.
Hon. William Roas.

7.— PRESBYTERY OF INDORE.

*F. H. Russell, M.A.
J. Frazer Smith, M.D.
N. H. Russell, B.A.

C. R. Woods, M.D.

*W. Harvey Grant.

8.— PRESBYTERY OF HONAN.

I *.Iudge Steveiid.

Dr. Campbell addressed the Assembly, thanking.' the brsthren for all the support
which he had received in the discharge of his duties in the Chair, reviewing the efforts
and the successes of the year, recalling the events by v/hich the hearts of the peoplejof
the Briti.sh Empire have been drawn together, and referring to the deaths in the ranks
of the ministry, especially mentioning Dr. Morrison, Dr. MacDonald, Dr. T. G. Smith,
Mr. Alexander Young and Dr. Thomas Duncan, and iiitimated that the time had come
for the election of a Moderator of this Assembly, an' asked for nominations for the
ottice.

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16 ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. Kenneth MacLennan moved that the Rev. Allan PoUok, D.D., Principal of
the Presbyterian College, Halifax, be elected Moderator. The motion was seconded by
Dr. Lyle. The motion was unanimously carried, and Principal PoUok, having been
introduced and welcomed, took the chair and deli'v ered a suitable address.

KEPORT OF THK MOUKRATOK FOR 1899.

Dr. Campbell reported that the Loyal Addresses had been forwarded as directed by
the last General Assembly, and the replies received were laid upon the table.

THANKS TO DR. CAMPBKLL.

It was moved by President Forrest, seconded by Mr. Walter Paul, that the thanks
of the Oeneral Assembly be tendered to Dr. Campbell, the Moderator of last year, for
the courteous and efficient manner in which he had filled the chair, and for the able and
interesting sermon which he preached at the opening of the Assembly. The motion was
carried and the Moderator accordingly conveyed the Assembly's thanks to Dr. Campbell,
which he briefly acknowledged.

AGENT FOR THK EASTERN SECTION.

Dr. Campbell also reported the action he had taken after the death of Dr. Morrison,
Agent of the Church for the Eastern Section, in authorizing Dr. McMillan to act as
temporary Agent, in response to a request from the Conveners of the several committees
of the Eastern Section ; and in subsequently endorsing the action taken by the Synod
of the Maritime Provinces in nominating Mr. McCurdy to that office.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS).

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Business, which was given
in and rjad by Dr. Warden, Clerk of the Committee, and is as follows : —

Th<) Business Committee met this afternoon and adopted the following recom-
mendations : —

(1) That the Roll of Assembly which has been printed be held as read.

(2) That, with a view to have the attendance accurately recorded, each member be
requested to write upon the card which has been provided for the purpose, his name,
address, and the Presbytery which he represents, and to hand those in at the clerk's
office, receiving in return therefor a copy of the stitched reports to be submitted to this
Assembly.

(3) That the Sederunts of the Assembly be from ten in the morning to half-past
twelve, and from half-past two to a quarter to six in the afternoon, and from a quarter
to eight to ten in the evening, and that the first hour to-morrow morning be spent in
devotional exercises.

(4) That the Committee on Bills and Overtures be composed as follows : — The
Clerks of Assembly, the Clerks of Synods and Presbyteries who are members of Assem-
bly, together with the following : — Dr. J. S. Black, Messrs. George Miller, W. C.
Whittaker, Daniel McDonald, James Cormack, Dr. IVIoore, A. H. Scott, James
Rodger, John Neil, Dr. D. L. McCrae, J. S. Davidson, Professor Dyde, William J.
West, J. S. Scott, Neil Sha George Rutherford, Joseph Hogg, James Farquhar-
son, George Mitchell, M.P.P.; Hon. D. MacKeen, A. B. Winchester, G. Vetter,

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OP THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

J. A. Macdonald, Judge Stevens and W. H. Qrant ; and that the Committee on Bills
and Overtures hold its first meeting to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.

(5) That the following be a Committee on the Roll of Assembly : — Messrs. W. T.
Wilkins, Convener, T. C. Jack and George Keith.

Dr. Warden moved that the Report be received and its recommendations adopted.
The motion was seconded and agreed to.

i^VNOU K0LL8.

'ii

Dr. Warden submitted the Rolls of Synods, along with the changes that have taken
place, and moved that they be received and held as read, and be printed in the appendix
to the Minutes. The motion was seconded and agreed to.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place to-morrow morning at ten o'clock,
whereof public intimation having been made, this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator.

SECOND SEDERUNT.

At the City of Halifax, and within St. Mattheio'a Church there, Thursday, the fourteenth
day of June, One thousand nine hundred, at ten o'clock in the forenoon :

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada met, pursuant to
adjournment, and, as agreed upon last night, the first hour was occupied in devotional
exercises, conducted by the Moderator, who constituted the Court, Principal Mac Vicar,
Mr. Grierson, Mr. Cumming, Dr. Thompson and Mr. MacKay.

The minutes of the First Sederunt were read and approved.

COMMITTEE ON BILLS ANI> OVERTURES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Bills and Overtures,
which was given in and read by Mr. J. Farquharson, Clerk to the Committee, who
moved its reception and adoption. The motion was seconded and agreed to. The
following is the docket so far as arranged for :

This Evening — Home Mission Reports, East and West.

Friday Evening — Foreign Missions.

Monday Evening — Church Life and Work ; Sabbath Schools ; Youn» People's
Societies, and Sabbath Observance.

Tuesday Evening — French Evangelization and Augmentation.

Thursday Morning —

1. Minutes of Commission of Assembly.

2. Applications to receive ministers, with recommendation that they be referred to a
Committee.

3. Application regarding students and that they be referred to a Committee.

4. Returns to remits, with recommendation that they be referred to a Committee.

5. A communication from the Synod of Maritime Provinces re the signing of
permanent records.

6. The appointment of Committees to examine the records of the Assembly,
Synods, and Presbyteries having Synodical powers.

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» ' KEPOIIT or COMMISH'MN OK A8HKMIII.Y.

The Asaeiuhly culled for the niituitHs of the CrJiiimiNsion of Unt AHHemhIy, instructed
to deal with the miitter of (ippointiii!,' li Priiici{)iil and Professor for Manitolm Colleye,
which wore submitted l>y Dr. Wiirdeii.

The minutes were, on motion of \)r. Warden, duly succmded and ordered to ho
printed alonu with the minutes of the Assumhly.

Ii:i: s

APHUCATIONS ON HKIIAI.K OK MIMSTKKH AHKINO TO BK KKCBIVKO.

Applicati(mH of Proshytorien for leave to receive ministers of other ChurcheH into
the ministry of this Churcli were siihmilted and dealt with as follows : —

1. Presbytery of Quebec, on behalf of Kov. Placide Huudreau.

2. Presbytery of North IJay, on behalf of Rev. K. W. Watson.
'A. Presbytery of Hamilton, on behalf of llev. (J. Hooth, 1),D.

4. Presbytery of Winnipejj;, on behalf of Rev. .J. C. Madill.

5. Presbytery of Minnedosa, on behalf of Rev. Itobert (jow.
(5. Presbytery of Westminster, on behalf of Rev. W. A. (Iray.

7. Presbytery of Victoria, on beli.ilf of lU-v. I). A. .M uilae. H.A.
Those a{»plicationH were, on motion, duly seconded, referred to a Committee on the
Reception of Ministers, to bo named by the Moderator.

APPLICATIONS OK PRKSnYTKKIK.S OS UBHALK OK STIUKNTS.

Applications on behalf of students, etc., were made by Presbyteries as follows : —

1. Presbytery of Sydney, on behalf of Mr. Melville Grant, M. A.

2. Presbytery of Tnverness, on behalf of Mr. R. P. Murray.
.'{. Presbytery of W^allace, on behalf of Mr. J. H. Hattie.

4. Presbytery of Algoma, on behalf .)f Mr. James Steele.

5. Presbytery of Sarnia, on behalf of Mr. Robert Harbour.
(>. Presbytery of Superior, on behalf of Mr. James Russell.

7. Presbytery of Superior, on behalf of Mr. .J. L. King.

8. Presbytery of Regina, on behalf of Mr. Campbell H. Munro.

9. Presbytery of Calgary, on behalf of Mr. W. Simons.

These applications were, on motion, duly seconded, referred to a Committee to be
named by the Moderator.

PEN LSKl) AT SIONINO THK TNION MINUTES IN 1875.

Dr. J. S. Black presented to the Assembly the pen used at the signing of the
Articles of Union in eighteen hundred and seventy-five by the Moderators and Clerks
of the uniting Churches, which was accepted by the Assembly and left in the custody of
the Clei-lc to be kept in the Presbyterian office at Toronto. Dr. Black was thanked for
the interesting memorial.

COMMITTEE ON KKMITS.

The returns from Presbyteries on the Remits, sent down by last Assembly, were
referred to a Committee to be named by the Moderator.

SIGNING OF PERMANENT R!:CORI)S OF SYNOD OF MARITIME PROVINCES.

There was presented and read a request to the Assembly from the Synod of the
Maritime Provinces, asking thafe the printed record of that Synod for the meeting of

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OF THK IMIESHYTEKIAN' CHrHf M IN CANAKA.

October, one thousHiul uii'ht huiidrud »nd ninety-eij^ht, be Httestcd as the puriimitent
record of the 8yiu)d.

On motion, duly seconded, thu request wan comi>lied with, and the naid record was
ordered to be attehtod accordingly.

KXAMINATION OK KKCOKIiS.

The Moderator was reijueHted to name Conimittoos to examine the Records of the

General Assembly, of the several Synods, and of those I'resbytories that are clothed with

Synodical powers.

STATISTICS.

The .VsHembly called for the Report of the Committee on ytatiatics, which was
given in by Dr. Torrance, Cunvi-net; who dre)v attention to its salient points and con-
cluded with moving, seconded by Dr. Somerville, the reception and adoption of the
Report. The motion was carried.

Principal Caven then moved, seconded by Dr. Somerville :— 'I'hat the hearty thanks
of the (Jeneral Assembly be ijjiven to the Rev. Dr. Torrance for the very excellent
Report which he has now presented. The niotion was agreed to.

Tt was moved by Dr. Warden and duly seconded :— That the following bo a Com-
niitteu to consider what, if any, changes may be desirable in re Statistics, conseciuenb
uptm the action of last Assembly : — Dr. R. P. MacKay, Cimvener, .Toseph Hogg, Presi-
dent Forrest and Walter Paul.

The Assembly adjourned to meet at this place at half-past two o'clock in the after-
noon, of which public intimation was given, and this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator. '

THIRD SEDERUNT.

On ihe same d(i>j <i)ul <it the same place, at half-past tiru u'dock in t 'e a/ternaon : —

The General Assembly met, pursuant to adjournment, an. was constituted with

devotional exercises, Principal Given leading in prayer at the request of the Mocferator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and confirmed.

yUEEN S UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE.

The Assembly called fctr the Report of Queen's University and College, which was
given in by Principnl Grant, and which, being printed and in the hands of members,
he called attention to in his remarks. Ho specially asked that the Assembly should
give careful consideration to the matter of the proposed changes in the constitution. of
the Governing Body of the University, and moved, seconded by Principal Mac Vicar i —

That the report be received ; that the General Assembly express satisfaction at the
continued prosperity of the University, and instruct the Presbytery of Kingston to
receive Rev. Samuel McComb, M.A., when duly certified that he has been installed as
Professor of Church History and History of Doctrine in the Theological Depai<tment ;

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and defer further contiderntion of the report until » Committee, appointed by the
Moderator, has connidered the important constitutional ohangei Huggeated.

The motion waN carried.

The Moderator named the following in terms of the resolution : —

OOMMITTKK ON gUKEN's rNIVKIlHITY.

Dr. John Thompson, (Jonfener ; Drs. Forrest, Sedgwick, Warden, Torrance, €»r-
michael, Lyle, Herridge, Campbell (Perth) ; Principals (irant, Caven, MaoVicur,
Messrs. Alfred Gandier, McNaughton, .1. G. Htuart, Strachan, Peck, Cormack, Hodges,
Professor Falconer, Ministers ; with A. G. Farrell, ProfesHor W. Murray, Robert
Murray, George Keith, (jeorge Rutherford, George Hay, >Senator McKeen, W. E.
Roxburgh, JameH Baird, Robert DHvidaoii, J. A. Macdonald, •). A. Allan, William
Hamilton, Jamen Rodger, Professor Dyde, EldetH.

The Moderator's nomination whs approved of.

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KKI'OKT OK THK I'RKNIIYTEKIAN COLLK<IK, HALIFAX.

The Assembly next called for the Report of the PreHbyterian College, Halifax,
which was given in by Dr. Sedgwick, Chairman of the Roard of .Management, and
which, being printed and in the hands of members, he called attention to in his remarks
thereanent.

Mr. A. J. Mowatt moved, seconded by Mr. .1. Neil : —

That the (General Assembly adopts the Reports of the Board and Senate of the
Presbyterian College, Halifax, with the recommendations of the Board, and is gratified
at the continued prosperity of the College. The Assembly rejoices to learn that the
new building has contributed so much to the etticiency of the work done during the last
session, and hopes that the comparatively small amount still to be paid on the original
cost will soon be received. In view of the growing needs of East and West, the
Assembly would direct the attention of the members of the Church to the necessity of
securing an even larger supply of students for the ministry of the Gospel. The
Assembly would heartily commend the College to the continued and increasing
sympathy and support of the members of the Church.

The motion was agreed to.

MOKRIN (JOLLKGK.

The Assembly called for the report of Morrin College. The Clerk read a letter
which he had received from the Secretary of the Board of Governors, intimating that
no printed report was issued by the Board this year.

Mr. D. Tait gave some verbal explanations as to the state of the College.

KEl'OKT OF 81'KUIAL COMMITTEE ON MORRIN COLLEGE.

At this stage, the Assembly called for the report of the Special Committee
appointed by last Assembly to confer with the Governors of Morrin College, which was
given in by Dr. Herridge, Convener, and which is as follows : —

The Committee appointed by the General Assembly to confer with the Governors
of 'Morrin College, begs to report that a conference was held, with the Governors in
November last, at which the Committee suggested that, in view of the fact that the
College could not be maintained on its present basis, part of the endowment fund be

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OF THK PURSMYTEIUAN CHUUrn IN CANAHA.

used to further the iiitereats <>f higher eduj>iti(>ti in th« uity of (^iiulivc, mul part for the
eiulowinent of h chuir in Thoolo^y in one of the oxiHtinn CollegeH of the ('hureh.

On ni«>tion of Dr. Sedgwick, necouded hy Dr. VVnrden, the report was reccivod liiid
adopted, and tne Oouiinittee wan reap{Miinted with instructionH to watch over the
intereHta of the Church as they are involved in Morrin College, and report to next
AHHeinbly. •

(iOVKKNOIlH or M«)RIUN OOM.K.uK.

On motion of Dr. Robert Ciinipbell, Aj^ent of the Century Fund, duly aeconded,
MesHrH. .1. Fl. MacLeod and Kphraim Scott were appointed (lovernors of Morrin
College for the current year.

I'llKSBVTKIUAN <JOLI,E«<K, MONTUKAI-.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Presbyterian College, Montreal, which
waH presented, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Management, by
Principal MacVicar and which, being printed and in the handH of members, he called
attention to in his remarks. He concluded by offering the following motion : —

That the Assembly receive and adopt the Reports of the Board of Management and
Senate of the I'resbyterian College, Montreal, and express its satisfaction with the
success of the institution during the past year, gratefully acknowledging the liberality
of those who have added to its endowments, and commend it to the consideration of
the Church for continued .support, both by increasing its endowments and by annual
contributions.

The motion was seconded by Mr. .1. R. Munro, and adopted.

KNOX COLLROl!;.

The Assembly called for the report of Knox College, which was given in by
Principal Caven, and which, being printed and in the hands of members, he called
attention to in his remarks regarding the College and its work. He concluded with
moving, seconded by Dr. R. Hamilton, as follows : —

The Assembly receives and adopts the report, expresses satisfaction in the fact that
the attendance of students remains good, approves of the action of the Senate in
relation to the termination of the Preparatory Course, and authorizes the Board of
Management, in conjunction with the Senate of the College, to appoint a Professor of
Apologetics before the commencement of next session, if the Board shall be satisfied
that the financial position of the College shall make such action safe and expedient.

The motion was adopted.

MANITOBA COLLKOK.

The Assembly called for the report of Manitoba College, which was presented by
Mr. C. B. Pitblado, and which, being printed and in the hands of members, he called
attention to in his remarks thereanent. He concluded with moving, seconded by Dr.
Robertson : —

That the report be received and adopted ; that the Assembly is truly thankful for
the report of the progressive and efficient work that has >)een accomplished by Manitoba
College during the past year, and for the appointment of Dr. Patrick to the Principal-
ship of the Institution, and also for the success of the summer session up to this time,

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22 ACTS AM) IMUUJKKDINIJS OK TMK TWKNTY-SIXTH (JKNKIIAI. ASSKMIILY

Hiut f)«HrfiIy coiniMflntiB th«> CoIIvkb to the nympntliieii, prHyern Hiid fiiiHiiciHl Nupport
of the peuplu of our ('hiirch.
The iitutiuii WHN carried.

PINANOK IIKI'OHT, KAHTRBM HKCtlON.

The ANiieiiil)ly cnllod for the FiiiHiico llvport, K)inturii Section, wliich whb preHeiited
Wy Mr. .1. C. MitcKintoHh, (.'hiiirnuii, who CHllod Httuiitioii to its luiuliii({ fuiitureN.
On motion, duly Miconded, tho report wiis received und tidupted.

KINANCK KKI'OHT, WKHTKHN HKCTION.

The AHseuihly ctillod for the Report of the KiiiHUce Committee, NVoitorn Section,
which, in the H))Hence of the ChHirnmn, wiis pruHunted hy Dr. Warden, who eniphHni/.ed
the fact that notwithHtandin^ the Mpecial uppualH made to the Church on l)ehalf of the
Century and Famine Kundn, the ordiiniry funds iiad not in any way fallen off, and
also called attention to the low relative cost of administering the funds of the Church,
Hucb cost hein^ Icns than three and a-half per cent, lie moved, aeounded by Principal
Caven, the rece])tion and adoption of the repoit.

The motion whh carried.

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KKI'OHT ON THK KOLL.

The AHsembly called for the Report of the Committee appointed to examine the
Roll of Assembly, which was }^iven in and read by Mr. VV. T. Wilkins, Convener, who
moved itH reception and the coiiMideration of its recommendations. The motion was
seconded and agreed to.

The recommendations of the report were, after amendment, adopted. The report
is aa follows : —

Returns have been received from tifty-five Presbyteries, jjiving the names of .'{05
ministers and 295 elders, appointed as Commissioners.

The name of Mr. Robert Murray is returned by the I'resbyteries of Trinidad,
NTaitland, Superior, Victoria and llonan. He chooses to sit as a Commissioner from
the Presbytery of Trinidad, and your Committee recommends that his name be
removed from the list of Commission), rs of the other Presbyteries above named.

Mr. J. A. Macdonald has been returned as a Commissioner from the Presbyteries
of Westminster, Edmonton and Regina. He elects to represent the Presbytery of
Westminster, c-tnd your Committee recommends that his name be removed from the
Kdmonton and Regina lists.

Mr. George Mitchell has been returned as a Commissioner from the Presbyteries
of Brandon and Calgary. He chooses to represent the latter, and your Committee
recommends that his name be removed fi'om the Brandon list.

Mr. D. Morrice is a Commissioner from his own Presbytery, Montreal, and your
Committee recommends that his name be removed from the lists forwarded by the
Presbyteries of Kamloops and Kootenay.

The Rev. Professor Falconer, whose name as a minister is on the roll of Halifax
Presbytery, has been chosen as a Clerical Commissioner by the Presbytery of Calgary.
In the opinion of your Committee, he was not eligible for electi(m by the Presby-
tery of Calgary, and the Committee recommends that his name be removed from the
-Calgary list.

Your Committee would suggest the desirability of more uniformity in the matter

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OF TIIK I'UKsHYTKHlAN OHIMICH IN CANADA.

of reportiiijj or not niportitiij tho ftciwlomir Ualiis of thone choNeii OomiiUHHinnom to
.\«oml)ly. Homo rroMhylnry ClorkH niiiit hII lefun'nco to ncHdoiiiio dcKret!! ; othnrn lot
fiM'tli tliu ilttf^rooN li«)ld liy their (JomiiiiartioiierN ; niul utiiuri, still, net forth thu ilo^ruoa
hold by Home Hiid omit nil rofuroiicu to thoiH which othurH of thoir ComniiiiHioiiorii ttre
ui|U>iUy uiititlcil to. Voiir ('oiiimittiu< think, thnt in Mmkini; up tlio otliciiil roll of
AHnonilily, noniu rulu rti^uliitin^ thin nmttor nhoiild h« itnpHrti)tlly ntrriud out.

OHKRTINO KKOM THK KKM'KHAN HV.NOH OK NOVA HCOTIA.

A doputiition from tho Dioouniiii Synod of Nova Hcotin, ooiiHintin^ of Ari-hdi>iicon

Kitullokoh imd Kurikl Duau ArniitHi^tt, uppoHrcd oii tho floor of thu AHKvinlily, nnd wkh

iiitroducud to thu Modunitor, liuitrin^ thu following; ruHolution of ^reutiii^ to tho

AHHcmhly ;

Hamh-a.i, N.S., ./.(»(.• /}//(, /.WO.

\{K\ . !)K. I'oI.I.OK,

!)KAit Sir : Tliu Diocumtii Synod of Novh Scutia, in Hosnion HHsunililud, thin morning
piiSHud tho following ruHolution :

" Thiit tho Synod of tiilH diocese dosires to convoy its jjrootings to tho I'roHhytorian
(joiusriil AHsembly now in suHfiion in lliilifiix, and to cxpreHs the hope thiil its deliherK-
tioii.i limy liu liluBsed to thu ^lory of <iod and thu liuildin^ up of IliH Kini^dom upon
oifth."

The mover anil Hecoiider were appointed by tho Synod to present the samu t(j tho
Moderator of the Assembly.

F. NOVA SCOTIA.
W. .1. ANCIKNT,

ClfHral Sertt'tary.
U. .1. WILSON,

//((;/ Secretary.

Mr. Armita<,'e added a few words to tho formal resolution of the Synod.

Thereupon I'rincipal Grant moved, seconded by Dr. Sedgwick : —

That a deputation be sent to the Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia, cordially reci-
procating tho kindly feelingH expressed in the resolution transmitted to this Assembly,
and desiring for them all fulnosH of blessing from our ccmnnon Lord.

The motion was carried unanimously, and in accordance therewith, Principal Cavon,
Corti-enef, Principal Grant, Dr. Si-dgwick and (Jeorj^'o Mitchell, M.l'. P., were appointed
a deputation to convey tho Assembly's resolution to the Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia.

AlTOtNT.MK.NT OK COMMmUKS.

The Moderator, a;j re(|uestud at a previous sederunt, submitted the names that he
had selected to form the following Committees :

C'OMMITTKK ON KEt'Kl'TIO.NS OF MINISTERS.

Dr. Forrest — Conretifr.

Messrs. .Tames Maclean, Prof. Falconer, Dr. Sedgwick, D. .1. Fraser, Dr. K. P.
MacKay, Dr. Carmichael, D. D. McLeod, Dr. John Somerville, Dr. S. Lyle, W. H.
McTavish, Dr. .Jas. Robertson, Prof. Hart, G. P. Tattrie, G. W. Th()mp.son, S. J,
Taylor, D. Mc.G. (dandier. Dr. Herridge— iV/((ti,s^f;,s ; and Messrs. .J. D. Fraser, .Jas.
Law, D. T. Fraser, .T. H, Reid, Henry Glendenning, Geo. Bryce, Walter Paul and
Judge Stevens — Elders.

COMMITTKE ON THE RECEPTION OF STL'UENTS,

Dr. Moore — Convener.

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Dr. A. Findlay, Messrs. Neil Shaw, And. Rowat, John Neil, Jas. Hodges, R. D.
Frtiser, a. J. Mowatt, Wm. Patterson, Dr. Morison, C. B. Pitblado, A. S. Morton, J.
S. Carruthers, Henry Dickie, Geo. Millar — Ministera; and Messrs. J. R. Reid, Walter
Paul, W. B. McMurrich, Robert Murray, T. C. James, J. Cameron, and A. M.
Hamilton — Eldfrs.

COMMITTED ON RKCORDS.

General Assembly — Dr. Sedgwick, Convener, J. B. MuUan, Chas. H. Cooke.

Synod of Maritime Provinces — R. Gamble, Convener, John McLeod and Wm.
Hamilton.

Synod of Montreal and Ottawa — J. Neil, Convener, N. Campbell and S. Waddell.

Synod of Toronto and Kingston — D. Tait, Convener, J. E. Duclos and D. Mc-
Cormick.

Synod of Hamilton and London — Jas. Cormack, Convener, Dan. Strachan and
A. G. Farrell.

Synod of Manitoba and North- West Territories — Dr. Scrimger, Convener, A. H.
Scott and Geo. Keith.

Synod of British Columbia— D. Stiles Eraser, Convener, J. R. Munro and R.
Baxter.

Presbytery of Indore— J. F. Dustan, Convener, J. F. Forbes and T. C. James.

Presbytery of Honan — G. A. Leek, Convener, Geo. Fisher and John Willett.

COMMITTEE TO STRIKE STANDING COMMITTEES.

Rev. Dr. A. Falconer — Convener,

Messrs. Alfred Gandier, D. J. Fraser, E. Scott, Dr. Moore, James Cormack, J.
McD. Duncan, Dr. Somerville, R. J. M. Glassford, Dr. Thompson, J. A. Anderson,
George Munro, S. C. Murray, Joseph Hogg and A. B. Winchester — Ministers ; and
Messrs. Robert Murray, G. Mitchell, M.P.P., Jas. Rodger, George Keith, J. A.
MacdonUd, George Rutherford and A. I. McKenzie — Elders.

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COMMITTEE ON REMITS.

Rev. Dr. Somerville, Convener.

Messrs. W. P, Archibald, T. F. Fotheringham, D. Tait, J. L. George, James
Cormack, W. Patterson, W. E. Roxburgh, James Bain and A. G. Farrell.

The nomination of the Moderator, as to the composition of these committees, was
approved of. * , .

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place, this evening, at a quarter to eight
o'clock, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator.

FOURTH SEDERUNT.

Af^the same place, on the same dan, at a quarter to eiijht o'clock in the evening:

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was duly constituted, Dr. Lyle

leading in prayer, at the request of the Moderator.

The minutes of the afternoon Sederunt were read and confirmed.

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HOMK MISSION REPORT, EASTERN SECTION.

The Assembly called for the report of the Home Mission Committee, Eastern Section,
which was presented by Dr. McMillan, Convener, and which, being printed and in the
hands of members, he called attention to in his address. Mr. T. Fowler offered the
following resolution by way of disposing of the report : —

The General Assembly receives and adopts the report of the Home Mission Com-
mittee, Eastern Section, and records its gratitude to God for the manifold tokens of His
favor granted to their work and workers during the past year. The AssemVjly highly
appreciates the continued liberality of the people in the Synod of the Maritime Pro-
vinces, and rejoices that they manifest hearty sympathy with the efforts put forth by
the Committee for the consolidation and extension of the Church, by removing the debt
on the Home Mission Fund at the beginning of the year, and by contributing two
thousand three hundred and fifteen dollars for the work in the North- West. The
Assembly sorrows with the Committee on account of the death of their efficient Secre-
tary, Rev. Dr. Morrison, whose intimate acquaintance with all the congregations of the
Synod, sound judgment, wise counsel and unfailing kindliness aided greatly in making
the Committee's work pleasant and successful. The Assembly commends anew this
important scheme to the generous support of the congregations of the Synod, and p -»ys
that in imparting blessings to others, they may be abundantly blessed themselves.

The resolution was seconded by Mr. T. C. James and adopted.

HOME MISSIONS, WESTERN SECTION.

The Assembly next called for the Report of the Home Mission Committee, Western
Section, which was given in by Dr. Warden, Convener, and to which, being printed and
in the hands of members, he directed attention in his remarks anent the claims of
Home Missions.

He closed with moving, seconded by Dr. Robertson, the following resolution : —

The General Assembly receives and adopts the Report of the Home Mission Com-
mittee (Western Section) with the exception of the recommendation on page seventeen,
bearing on the lengthening of the time of students' preparation for the ministry, said
recommendation to be considered along with certain overtures coming before the General
Assembly anent the more efficient supply of Home Mission field a ; the Assembly records
its gratitude to God for the large measure of success that has accompanied the labors of
the past year, and its high appreciation of the self-denying service of the missionaries
through whom that success was achieved ; it notes with satisfaction the efforts made to
overtake the needs of new settlements and to provide for the evangelization of the for-
eign people settling in Western Canada ; the Assembly would impress on all her sons,
especially on the graduates from her Colleges, the duty, in the interests of patriotism
and religion, of giving due weight to the claims of the Home Mission field in frontier
districts ; the Assembly cordially approves of the action of the Committee of Women in
sending nurses to Atlin, congratulates them on the valuable service rendered to human-
ity through the nurses, and commends this work to the women of the Church ; the
General Assembly hereby tenders its cordial thanks to British Churches and congrega-
tions for the help rendered last year, and expresses the hope that tho- may still continue .
their good offices, especially in view of the increased immigration from Britain, and the
large inflow of alien races from the continent of Europe ; and the General Assembly
commends the work of Home Missions anew to the generous support of all the members

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and adherents of the Church, and urges them to increase their contributions to such an
extent that the Committee may be able to keep pace with settlement.

The resolution was carried unanimously.

Rev. John Pringie, Missionary in the Yukon territory, addressed the Assembly as
to the nature of the work in which he and his fellow-laborers in that diflicult field are
engaged.

INVITATION TO MAPLEWOOn.

An invitation from Mrs. MacKeen of Maple wood, for Monday, eighteenth .Tune, at
five o'clock, was extended to the members of the General Assembly and their wives, and
on motion, duly seconded, the Assembly resolved to accept the same.

The Assembly adjourned to meet again in this place to-morrow morning at ten
o'clock, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with Mie
benediction by the Moderator.

FIFTH SEDERUNT.

At Halifax, and iinHiin St. Mattheio's Glinrch lltere, the fifteenth day of Jinie, One
thousand nine hundred, at ten o clock in the forenoon:

The General Assembly met, pursuant to adjournment, and was constituted with
devotional exercises, Dr. R. Hamilton leading in prayer, at the request of the
Moderator.

The minutes of last Sederunt were read and sustained.

COMMITTEE ON BILLS AND OVERTURES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Bills and Overtures,
which was given in and read by Mr. J. Farquharson, Clerk of the Committee, who
moved its reception and ado[)tion. The motion was seconded and agreed to.

The following is the docket :

1. Appointment of Committee to arrange for su{)ply of Assembly pulpit.

2. Appointment of Committee on Loyal Addresses.

3. That a reference from the Presbytery of Indore be the order of business for a
quarter to eleven o'clock this morning, with the recommendation that, after the reading
of the extract minute of the Presbytery, the reference be placed in the hands of a
Judicial CumniiLtes Ui be appointed by the Moderator.

COMMITTEE OS SABBATH SERVICES.

As requested, the Moderator named a Connnittee on Sabbath services, as follows : —
Mr. Thomas Fowler, Convener ; Dr. Campbell (Clerk) and Mr. W. Mortimer Clark.

AGEP AND INFIRM MINISTERS' KUND, EASTERN SECTION.

The Assembly called for the report of the C(jmmittee on the Aged ana Infirm
Ministers' Fund, Eastern Section, which was (jresented by Mr. Anderson Rogers,
Convoicr, who explained its salient features. Mr. T. Cumming moved the reception

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and adoption of the report. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. F. Forbes, and
adopted.

Mr. J. R. Munro moved :

That the application of the Presbytery of Truro on behalf of Mr. William H.
Ness, that he receive an annuity of one hundred dollars, from October fifth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine be adopted. The motion was seconded and agreed to.

Moved by Mr. Thomas Cumining, seconded by Mr. William M. Tutt'ts :

That Mr. James McLean receive a full annuity from the date of hia retirement
from active duties. The motion was adopted.

On motion, duly seconded, Mr. D. McLeod, of Borrowston, was admitted to the
privile'j;es of the Fund, on payment of arrears, in terms of the regulations of the fund.

REB'ERENCE FROM THE PRESBYTERY OK INOORE.

The Committee on Bills and Overtures, throu<4h its Clerk, submitted a report
recommending that the reference from the F'resbytery of Indore be now considered,
and that after the extract minutes of Presbytery bearing on the matter are read, the
reference be referred to a Judicial Committee to be appointed by the Moderator. The
recommendation was adopted. Extract minutes of the Presbytery of Indore of date
eighth of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and eighth February, nineteen
hundred, were read. Dr. Warden reported that the reference itself was not attested when
it reached his hands, but that Mr. F. H. Russell, one of the Commissioners from
Indore Presbytery, had ap[)eared before the Committee on Bills and Overtures, and
verbally attested the reference '.s that adopted l)y the Presbytery. The documents
were, on motion, rec-eived and referred to the .ludicial Committee to be appointed.

APi'LICATION TO RECEIVE MR. .1. H. REID.

An application was made by the Presbytery of Westminster for leave to receive
Mr. .J. G. Reid into the ministry of this Church.

On motion, duly seconded, it was resolved to remit the application for the
consideration of the Committee appointed to deal with such applications.

AOKI> A.NI> INFIRM MINISTERS FUND, WESTERN SECTION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on the Aged and Infirm
Ministers' Fund, Western Section, which was given in and read, in the absence of the
CdHcetier, by Mr. A. H. Scott, and which, being printed and in the hands of members
of Assembly, he called attentit)n to in his reniarks on tlu.^ same.

Mr. Scott moved the reception of the report and the consideration of its recom-
mendations seriatim. The motion was seconded by Mr. James Anderson, and adf)pted.

On motion of Mr. Scott, duly seconded :

The Assembly gave power to the Committee of the Western Section to receive all
applicants on payment of the proper rate.

On motion of Mr. Scott, duly seconded, the recommendations of the Committee
regarding Mr. Turnbull, Dr. Parsons, Mr. Andrew Hudson, Mr. A. Campbell and Mr,
D. (j. Cameron, were adopted.

On motion, duly seconded, it was agreed to remit the cases of Mr. E. Mullan and
Mr. .James Cameron to the Connnittee for further consideration.

The reconimendatioi! of the Committee regarding Mr. Norman McPhee was also
on motion, duly seconded, agreed to.

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III

The recommendation of the Committee as to the deferred annuity scheme was,
on motion, duly seconded, adopted.

On motion of Mr. Scott, seconded by Dr. A. B. McKay, it was resolved that the
report aa a whole, as amended, along with the recommendations, be adopted, and that
the thanks of the General Assembly are due to the Committee on the Fund, and that
special acknowledgment be accorded to the Convener of the Committee for his pains-
taking labour during the year.

MINI.STKRS' widows' AND OKl'HAHS' FUXU, MAKITIMK PKOVINCES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund
of the Maritime Provinces, which was presented by Dr. Sedgwick, in the absence of the
Convener, and which, being printed and in the hands of members, he called attention
to in his remarks thereanent.

He concluded by moving the reception and adoption of the report. This was
seconded by Dr. Moore and agreed to.

ministers' widows' and orphans' fund, church of SCOTLAND SECTION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund.
Church of Scotland Section, which was presented by Dr. Campbell, Chairman of the
Board, and which, being printed and in the hands of members, he called attention to.
He moved, seconded by Mr. J. B. MuUan the reception and adoption of the report.
The motion was carried.

MINISTERS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND, WESTERN SECTION.

The Assembly next called for the Report of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans'
Fund, Western Section, which was presented, in the absence of the Convener, b)' Dr.
Warden, who drew attention to its leading features as printed and in the hands of
members.

He moved the reception and adoption of the report. The motion was seconded by
Dr. Torrance and agreed to.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place, this afternoon, at half-past two
two o'clock, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed
with the benediction by the Moderator.

SIXTH SEDERUNT.

At the same place, and o)i the same day, at half-pad tiro o'clock in the afternoon:

The General Assembly met, pursuant to adjournment, and was constituted with
prayer by the Moderator.

The minutes of the last Sederunt were read and sustained.

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JUDICIAL COMMITTEE.

The Moderator named, aa requested, a Judicial Committee, as follows :

Dr. A. B. MacKay — Convener.

Professor Falconer, Dr. Forrest, Dr. Sedgwick, Messrs. A. S. Morton, Dr.
Campbell (Perth), Donald Tait, Robert Gamble, Principal Caven, Dr. Somerville, D. D.
McLeod, J. G. Stuart, Archibald McLean, Dr. Lyle, James Farauharson, Dr. Robert-
8on, C. B. Pitblado, S. C. Murray — Ministers ; and Judge Stevens, James Rodger, John
R. Reid, W. Mortimer Clark, James Bain, A. I. McKenzie, William Haddow, Professor
W. C. Murray, D. W. McGuaig and Senator MacKeen — Elders.

The nomination of the Moderator was approved of.

SABBATH 8ERVICKH.

The Aasembly called for the Report of the Committee on Sabbath services, which
was given in and read by Mr. Thomas Fowler, Convener, who moved its reception and
adoption.

The motion was seconded and agreed to. The report in as follows

The Committee begs leave to recommend as follows :

1. That Rev. A. B. Winchester be appointed to conduct divine service in this
church at 11 a.m., and Rev. John Neil, B.A., at 7 p.m.

2. That a Communion Service be held at 4 p.m., the Modera*'.or to preside, to be
assisted by Principal Caven and Rev. .J. F. Forbes, and that the following elders be
asked to officiate : — Messrs. R. Baxter, W. Mortimer Clark, D. Torrance Fraser,
George Grant, S. G. Mathieson, George Mitchell, M.P.P., Walter Paul, J. R. Reid, W.
R. Ross, George Rutherford, Judge Stevens and W. C. Whittaker.

I »>

ith

REPORT ON RKMITS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Remits, which was given in
and read by Dr. Somerville, Convener, who moved its reception and the consideration of
its recommendations seriatim. The motion was seconded and adopted.

The following is the report of the Committee :

Your Committee appointed to consider answers to the Remits sent down to Presby
teries, begs leave to report as follows : —

I. Re College of ex-Moderators.

Thirty-four Presbyteries report. Of these

Twenty-three disapprove simpliciter.

Seven approve simpliciter.

Four suggest radical changes in the method proposed.

II. Re extension of powers of Synods, sent down in terms of the Barrier Act.

Thirty-three Presbyteries report. Of these
Twenty-three approve simpliciter.
Six disapprove simpliciter.
Three approve with changes.
One reports no action.

III. Presbyteries have also sent returns to the General Assembly regarding :
(1). Aids to Social Worship.

(2). Proposed regulations regarding Deferred Annuities.
(3). Probationers' Scheme, left over from last year.

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As fcheHe returns were ordered to be sent to the committees in ch irge of such mat-
ters, your Committee has not tabulated them.

BKCOSIMENnATION.-i VP REMITS. •

1. Jie College of ex-Moderators. That no action be taken.

2. /vV extension of the powers of Synods, that inasmuch as this matter was sent
down under the terms of the Barrier Act, ana a minority of the Presbyteries have
approved, your Committee recommends that nu action be taken.

.'i. Your Connnittee further recommends that the returns on Aids to Social Worship,
Regulations on Deferred Annuities, and Prol)ationers' Scheme be sent to the committees
in charge of such matters.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

The tirst recommendation was agreed to.

The second rec(jmmLMidation was amended to read that the Remit be again sent
down to Presbyteries, in terms of the liarrier Act, with instructions to Presl)y teries to
report to Dr. Warden not later than Fel)ruary 28th next.

The third recommendation was agreed to.

On motion of Dr. Somerville, duly seconded, the rej)ort, as a wiiole, thus amended,
was adopted.

IIEI'OUT O.N S.AIJHATH SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Sabbath School Publi-
cations, which was presented by Dr. Warden, Convener, and which, being printed and
in the hands of members, he referred to in speaking of the work of the Committee.

Rev. R. D. Fraser addressed the Assembly, giving particulars regarding the publi-
cations.

Dr. Thoujpson moved the following resolution, which was seconded by Dr. A. B.
MacKay, and adopted : —

The (Jeneral Asseml)ly has heard with gratification the very encouraging report of
the Committee on Sabbath School Publications, given in by the Convener, and notes
with pleasure the great advancement made during the year in the additional matter
provided in the Leasan Hdps, the high standard of the work, both in matter and form,
and the greatly increased circulation, shoving that these publications are rapidly finding
their way into the confidence and life of the Church.

It ia also matter of congratulation that the transformation of The Gliildren's liertird
into an illustrated weekly, under •'.he name of The Kimfs Oir)i, has been successfully
accomplished, and that both The Kiuf/s Own and Jeioels, the illustrated paper for
the little ones, have already attained a large circulation.

The financial aspect of the imdertakiug i-i suojially gratifying and warrants the
Committee in seeking still further improvement. It has greatly strengthened the hands
of the Committee that their efforts have so speedily met with such ready and generous
support on the part of the Church. And, in order to make these publications, which is
now the established policy of this Assembly, still more successful, and to secure their
more general adoption, the practical co-oi)erHtion of ministers, elders, superintendents
and Sabbath School workers generally is earnestly solicited.

Special reference is hereby made to the very able and etticient work of our editor,
Rev. R. D. Fraser, M.A., whoso labours are the chief cause of the remarkable success
attendinj' this branch of the Church's work.

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OK TUK I'HESBYTERIAN CHUIirH 1\ CANADA.

CENTl'llV kunh.

The AH8emI)ly called for tlie Report of the Century Fund Couiinittee, which wiis
given in by Dr. Warden, Cnnrmii'i-, the salient features of which he emphasized in pre-
8ontin<; the same. Me concluded l)y moving the following resolution, seconded by
Dr. Campl)el], At,'ent for the scheme : —

The General Assembly receives the report ; expre.sses thankfulness to God for
the measure of success attained and for the interest so largely manifested by our
Congregations, our Voung Peoples' Societies and Sabbath Schools ; earnestly commends
the scheme to the lielp of congregations yet uncaw/assed and to the further and
more systematic liberality of many in which the canvass has been begun, being
affectionately desirous that an opportunity should be given to every family, adherent,
young person and child, in every station, to express thoir gratitude to (Jod and to
give freely to this movement, as lie his freely given 'o them.

The Assembly again commends the C(mimon Fund, so necessary for the right
equipment and extension of the Church's enterprises, to the consideration of all ccm-
gregations, and to the special consideration of the f)lder, stronger, more C()m^)rtably
situated and better organized congregations who, as is believed, would not sufl'er but
be ble.ssed even were they to leave their debt very much in the background, and
who, remembering how they were gladly helped and gladly received help in e;irly
days, should now account it a privilege to helj) others rather than to think chieHy of
themselves.

The General Assembly, believing that the stage has been reached when an
appeal on behalf of the Common Fund may fitly au'l h(»[)efiilly be made to niembers
and adherents of our Church, who have been much jirospered and endowed with
larger means, affectionately commends that fund to their generous sup|)ort ; further,
the Executive is instructed to take such action as may secure such support, and, for this
purpose, are empowered to add tc their number as they may deem it necessary.

The Assembly reappoints the Executive, substituting Dr. Milligan for Mr, L. H.
.Jordan, the Literature Committee and the Synodical Advisory Committee ; appoints
Rev. E. Scotf, Convener of the Advisory Committee for the Synod of Montreal and
Ottawa, and Mr. MacBeth, a member of the Advisory Committee <)f the Synod of
British Columbia ; thanks those Committees for their diligence, and thanks the sub-
agents, the Presbyterial Committees, members in charge of groups and others who,
at much personal sacrifice, have furthered this moven)ent ; also the Sabbath School
Committee and the Young Peoples' Society Committee f<jr their cordial co-operation.

The Assembly earnestly solicits the hearty co-operation of all sessions, with a
view to secure for the fund a generous contribution from every Sabbath School and
Church, on Children's Day, in September next.

The Genex'al Assembly atl'ectionately recommends that in our congregations,
Sabbath Schools and all other organizations, j's well as in the home and in the closet,
prayer be made so that, if God will, the most memorable result of passing from the
nineteenth to the twentieth century shall be a time of great refreshing from Ilis
presence ; and continues the sub-conmiittee of the Life and Work Committee, charged
with pressing this point on the mind of the Church.

The 'general Asseml)ly, believing that a further consultation of the Agent with the
Presbyteries may l)e productive of excellent results, again clothes the Executive with
power t(> arrange that dates of regular meetings of Presbytery may be changed, if
necessary, and as bj' authority from Assembly, to permit of the Agent visiting them
consecutively, and that in sections of the Church which the Agent cannot reach, some

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other peraon may be delegated by the Executive to appear before a Presbytery or an
arranged group of Presbyteries in his stead.

It was then moved by Dr. Herridge, seconded by Dr. MacLaren : —
That this Assembly desires to express its sincere appreciation of the zealous and
successful labours accomplished by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, ex-Moderator and Agent of
the Century Fund, and pledges its cordial assistance to him and those more immediately
connected with him in bringing this monumental work to a successful issue.
The motion was carried.

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DISTRIBUTION OF FKOBATIONEK8.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on the Distribution of Pro-
bationers, which was presented by Dr. Torrance, Convener, who directed attention to the
contents of the printed report in the hands of members.

He concluded with moving the reception of the report.

The motion was aeconded and agreed to.

It was then moved by Dr. Warden, seconded by Mr. R. J. M. Glassford : —

That the scheme for the supply of vacancies, embraced in the report, be remitted to
a special committee to be appointed by the Moderator, said committee to report not later
than Monday next.

The motion was adopted.

The Moderator named the following said comuiittee : — Mr. R. J. M. Glassford,
Convener ; Messrs. Cumming, Hutt, D. Stiles Fraser, Ministers ; and Messrs. Paul,
John Armstrong, Wellington Boulter, and James P. Fox, Elders.

The nomination was approved.

OVERTURE re TRAVELLING EXPENSES.

There was presented and read an Overture from the Synod of British Columbia,
bearing on the travelling expenses of commissioners to the General Assembly, laid over
from last year, but there being no one present to support the same, the Assembly passed
to the next business. '

REPORT ON THE PRESBYTERIAN RECORD.

The Assembly called for the report of the Record, which was given in by Dr.
Warden, Convener, who referred to the prosperous situation in which the publication is,
as indicated in the printed report in the hands of members, and moved the reception and
adoption of the report. The motion was seconded by Dr. R. Campbell (Clerk), and
adopted.

, TRANSFER OP CONGREaATION OF CRAWFORD.

There was read a memorial from the Presbytery of Owen Sound, asking leave of the
Assembly to transfer the congregation of Crawford within the bounds of that Presbytery,
and of the Synod of Toronto and Kingston, to the Presbytery of Bruce, within the
bounds of the Synod of Hamilton and London. There was also read a communication
from the Presbytery of Bruce, signifying its willingness to receive the congregation of
Crawford under its care.

On motion of Dr. Warden, seconded by Mr. James Anderson, it was resolved to
grant the prayer of the memorial of the Presbytery of Owen Sound.

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OF THE I'HKSHYTEUIAN CHUIirn 1\ CAN'AnA.

WOMAN S MISSIONARY HOCIKTY OF MONTKKAL.

There whh read an extract minute from the Pre8l)ytery of Montreal relating to the
work accomplished by the Woman's Missionary Society of that Presbytery, and forward-
ing an abstract of the proceedings of said Society for the past year.

It was agreed, on motion of Dr. Warden, seconded by Mr. Walter Paul, to receive
the said abstract, with an expression of the Assembly's warm appreciation of the energy
and zeal of the Society, and of the special "ratification felt at the Society's recent
extension of its sphere of operations.

HOUR OF AIUOURNMKNT TO-MOUKOW.

Dr. Black moved that the hour of adjournment to-morrow be twelve o'clock noon»
not half-past twelve. This motion was seconded, and a vote being taken thereon, it was
carried by a majority.

liKANTFORK LAhlEs' COLLEtiE.

The Assembly called for the report of the Ladies' College, Brantford, which was
presented by Dr. Warden, and which, being printed and in the hands of members, he
called attention to. He concluded with moving that the Assembly receive and adopt
the report, and commend the Institution anew to the confidence and patronage of the
Church.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Hutt, and agreed to.

Mr. Gustavus Munro and Mr. J. B. Mullan were appointed the Assembly's visitors
for the year.

OTTAWA ladies' COLI.EOE.

The Assembly called for the report of the Ladies' Ci)llege, Ottawa, which was pre-
sented, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, by Mr. AH. Scott, who called
attention to the cheering situation of the institution and its improving prospects.

He moVed, seconded by Mr. Walter Paul :

That the (General Assembly receive and adopt the report of the Presbyterian Ladies
College, Ottawa ; express satisfaction with the encouraging statements contained therein;
commend the institution to the confidence and patronage of the Church, and appoint the
following as the Board of (iovernors ror the current year, viz : — Dr. Herridge, Dr. Arm-
strong, Dr. Moore, Rev. D. M. Rumsay, Professor Scrimger, Rev. A. H. Scott, Rev. J.
R. McLeod, and Rev. Dr. Neil McNish, Messrs. Levi Crannell, George Hay, James
Moodie, F. T. Frost, G. L. Orme and Walter Paul.

On motion, duly seconded, the Moderator of the General Assembly and the
Moderator of the Synod of Montreal and Ottawa, were appointed visitors to the College
for the year.

The Assembly adjourned, to meet in this place this evening, at a (juarter to eight
o'clock, whereof intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with the bene-
diction by the Moderator.

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SEVENTH SEDERUNT.

At the same plare, and on the same day, at a ijunrter to eujht o'clock in the ecenimj :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devo

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tiuiml exorcises, I'rinciiml M>icVictir leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were, on motion of Principal MacVicar, dulyae^^onded,
held over to be read to-morrow morning, along with the minutes of this Sederunt.

KOIIKIUN MIHSION8 IIEI'ORT.

i'he Assembly called for the lloport of the Foreign Mission Committee, which was
pre.^ented by Dr. Moore, Convener of the Western Division, and which, 'uoing printed
and in the hands of members, he drew attention to, concluding with moving the follow-
ing nerios of resolutions, seccmded by Dr. Falconer : —

That the (ieneral Assembly receive and adopt the Report and resolve : —

1. To express gratitude to God for the mercies and encouragements that have been
granted to our missionaries laboring in our different tiulds during the past year.

2. To record their sympathy with those missionaries who, on account of the exces-
sive strain of their conditions and work, have suffered in health, and pray that they may
be sustained in afHiction, and restored in due time to health, and to the service to which
their lives are devoted.

."{. To record their satisfaction with the liberal response of the Church to the cry for
help that comes from the famishing millions in India, and express approval of the action
of the Foreign Mission Committee in applying these funds to the saving of life by the
relief of present distress and also in receiving < t'phan children in order to save their
lives and train them up in the knowledge of the (iospel of the grace of (Jod.

4. To express gratitude to C4od that our missionaries in Honan have hitherto been
protected from the many dangers to which they were exposed, and ask the united
prayers of the Church that they may be delivered from all evil ; and that the important
movements taking place in China may be over-ruled for the evangelization of that great
country and the universal enlargement of the kingdom of Jesus Christ,

The resolutions were carried.

KEY. WILLIAM (JAlLlt's AttDRESS.

The Moderator introduced to the Assembly, Mr. William Gauld, Missionary to For-
mosa, who gave an interesting account of the work doing in that distant field, especially
emphasizing the self-sustaining principles inculcated upon the converts connected with
the mission.

OK. MOUTON S ADDRESS.

The Moderator then called upon Dr. Morton, for upwards of thirty-two years in the
service of the Church as a missionary in Trinidad, to address the Assembly. Dr. Morton
referred to the interesting problem of dealing with the minds of the natives of India in
the new circumstances in which they are found in the West Indies, and shewed that
while the.'e were advantageous features in the situation of the coolies, the constant
accession to the population from India keeps them still largely under heathen influences.
He made a strong plea for closer intercourse, commercially and otherwise, between
Trinidad and Canada, as likely to be helpful to the missions of the Church.

KEV. F. H. RUSSELL S ADDRESS.

After the singing of a hymn, the Moderator introduced Mr. F. H. Russell, mission-
ary in India, who pleaded for a deeper interest on the part of the people of Canada in
the millions of India, bound to them by the ties of a common heritage in the British

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Empire'; for an increase in the number uF wnrkerM, who are overtasked ; and shewed
the importance of taking over as largely an poHHil>lu the care of the young, in gaining an
influence over whom the hope of the mission re^illy lies ; the opportunity atfordud Wy the
present distressing famine being great, as the people were having recourse to the misHion
stations in large numbers, as ho many refuges.

HKV. W. II. tIKANTS ADDKEHH.

Mr. VV. H. Qrant, home on furlough from Honan, was next introduced to the
Assembly, and gave an interesting account of the present disturbances in China, showing
that the country is honeycombed with secret societies, that of the lioxers being of recent
origin and being specially directed against foreign influences. !So far, the niissionaries of
the Church in Honan had been exempt from danger, but there was no telling how long
this happy situation might continue. He concluded with urging that not Western civil-
ization, but Christianity alone could save China.

REV. .1. WILKIK's AKDRESS.

The Moderator next introduced Mr. .1. Wilkie, of the Indore Mission, who referred
to the invincible prejudices created by caste ; to the succe-sses attained specially among
the low caste portion of the population, and also emphasized the crisis through which
India is passing, occasioned not only by the famine, but also by the unrest evinced by
the educated young men of the country who are assuming the role of agitators.

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RRV. A. U. WINCHESTER S ADDRESS.

The last of the foreign missionaries introduced to the Assembly was Mr. A. B.
Winchester, in charge of the Chinese missions on the Pacific coast of the Dominion, who
entered a powerful plea for fair play to the Chinamen who come to our country in the
enjoyment of treaty rights, defending them from the unjust aspersions cast. upon them
by politicians who were trading on the question. He also cited instances to show that
in spite of the feeling of unfair treatment which these foreigners entertained, not a few
of them were receiving the Gospel.

After the singing of another hymn, the Assembly adjourned to meet in this place
to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, and this Sederunt was closed with the benediction by
the Moderator.

EICxHTH SEDERUNT.

At Halifax, and icithin St. Matthew's Onurch there, the sixteenth day of June, One thous-
and yiine hundred, at half -past ten o'clock in the morning :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devo-
tional exercises, Mr. J. B. MuUan leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION.

The Assembly called for the report of the Committee on Legislation, which was

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'M ACTS AND I'IKM'KKDINUS l)V TMK TWKNTV-SIXTll (JKNKIIAI, ASSKMIII.V

presented hy Dr. Warden, Oonvcner, Mr. W. Mortimer Olwrk tiddroHied the Court,
dwelling; on the ndvHnttigeH to he derived from Haid le^iNlation, and moved, and it waH
duly Muoonded, and agreed to :

That the AH8enil)ly receive and adopt the report, and continue the committee, to
secure Huch further le){iHlation as may he rinjuired ; and that the TrustoeN elected l>y
last AsHomhly be reappointed.

KKI'OKT OK THK COMMITTKK ON OHl'IKJH I'KOI'KUTV.

The AHHomhly called for the Report of tho (/ommitt«<e on Church Property, which,
in the abnence of tho Conifiu't; Hon. .luHtice MacLennan, was preaontud by Dr. War-
den, and is as follows ;

1. The Committee on the Protection of Church Property to whom was referred the
Petition of Mary Webber, of the City of Hamilton, widow, presented to the General
Assembly on .June 16th, 1891), having; heard what was alleged by the Petitioner, who
appeared personally before the Committee, and having considered the said Petition, beK
leave to report as follows :

2. In the year 18<.M) the congregation of Waterford, within the Presbytery of Ham-
ilton, bein^ about to build a church, ob.tained from the Presbytery its sanction to raise
money by mortgage. Thereupon a loan of a thousand dollars was obtained from the
Petitioner, repayable, with interest, ono-half in two and the remainder in five years,
and the trustees of the congregation mortgaged the Church property to her by way of
security.

;{. The Petitioner appears not to have taken any personal bond, covenant, or other
oblii^ation for her debt from any rusponsible ))er8on, in addition to her mortgage.

4. In making the loan, the Petitioner had the advice and assistance of a firm of
solicitors who had acted for her in other matters. *

5. Interest was duly paid upon the mortgage for several years, but in eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven the congregation Secame dissolved and extinct, and it is said
that the security is now not worth more thai e-third of the debt.

6. Under the circumstances the Petitioner appeals for relief to the (general
Assembly.

7. The special ground upon which she rests her appeal is that she made the loan
upon the re(]uest, as she alleges, of a legal firm who are prominent members of the
Presbyterian Church, and that she did not examine the property, being led to believe
by one of the members of the firm that the borrowers, being a Presbyterian congrega-
tion, it was a choice investment and that there was not the remotest probability of the
debt not being repaid.

8. The Petitioner does not impugn, but expressly admits, the honesty of her
solicitor in so advising her.

9. Your Committee are of opinion that a very important and far-reaching principle
is involved in the petition, namely, whether the Church at large, or the General Assem-
bly, can or oucrht to assume responsibility for the due payment of congregational debts,
and they are of opinion that it cannot and ought not to do so.

10. Under the circumstances of this case, your Committee are of opinion that the
Petitioner's loss is due to the want of ordinary care and prudence in making her invest-
ment, and while sympathizing with her they are unable to see any substantial relief
which it is in the power of the Assembly to afford her.

11. As it may save expense to the Petitioner in disposing of the property, your
Committee recommend that the General Assembly pass a resolution authorizing and

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diructiiiM tliu proHent TrtiRtuun, if she HhouI'd doHire it, to vxvcute h rel«M(* nf tlie equity
of ru(leiii|>tinn in the property to thu I'etitioner.

It WHS moved lij I>r. ('Htupliull, Clerk, luid duly Hucondud, thnt the ANnenihly
receive itiul Hd'tpt the report, Htid phhh tho roHohitioii rccoiiiiuended by (he Coiiiiiuttee,
" KUthoriziiii{ and diri>ctiii}{ the present TruHteea, if nIu) Hhoiild denire it, to execute a
releHNe of the e<|uity of redemption in the property to the I'etitioner."

The motion wns ndopted.

It WHN Hfturwnrda moved hy Principnl (ir»nt, Noconded by Dr. lilnck :

That till! I'reshytery of Ifnmilton in recommended, in view of till the circumatHnces,
and i'.i-(iriilln, to appoal to thoHe menihorH of the Church whime aympiithieH are enliated
in MrH. Webbur'a case, fur contributions to ennure her Hul^«rin^ no loaa, and to aak the
aHaistance Npocially of the I'resbytery of I'aria in the matter.

It waa moved in amendment by Dr. Campbell, Heconded by Mr. .1. D. McGrej^or:

That the membera of AaNembly who Hympathi/.e with Mrs. Wobbor in her aituation,
be allowed an opportunity of atlordin^' her relief.

A vote being taken, the motion waa carried.

I'KTITloN OK .loHN I.AND.SUOIlOroM i-l til.

There waa presented and read a petition from Mr. .John Landaborough and others,
»-f]the will of the late Mrs. ./amea Carnochan.

It waa on motion, duly aoconded. resolved to send the petition and relative docu-
ments to a committee to bo named by the Moderator.

The following Committee was named by the Moderator in accordance with the wish
of the As-sembly :

Dr. MacLaren, Convener, Dr. Black, Dr. Macrae, Dr. Thompson, Mesara. Paul,
.1. D. McGregor and (leorge Mitchell.

The nomination was approved.

FORKIflN MISSION KSTIMATKS.

The Assembly {called for the annunl cHtimates of the Foreign Mission Committee,
which was submitted by the Clerk, and on motion, duly seconded, they were passed, and
are as follows :

KASTKUN KIVISION.

New Hebrides $ «i,.".00 00

Trinidad and St. Lucia 19,()0(» 00

Demerara :{,500 Go

Korea 4,000 (M»

Interest and expenses HoO 00

$.'{4,. •150 00

WKSSTKHN DIVISION.

India , $26,838 00

Honan 15,524 00

Shanghai 1,250 00

Formosa 12,H50 00

Chinese, B.C 4,1(J0 00

Chinese, Montreal 1,900 00

Indians, B.C 1,100 00

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WESTERN DIVISION— Continued.

Indians, N. W $6,173 00

General Expenses 4,800 00

$73,035 00

woman's foreign missionary society, western section.

India $35,840 00

Honan . . 4,873 00

Formosa 1,145 00

Indians, N.W 10,104 00

Indians, B.C 3,640 00

Chinese, B.C 500 00

$56,102 00

AGENCY OP THE CHURCH, EASTERN SECTION.

There was presented and read a communication from the Synod of the Maritime
Provinces regarding the vacancy in the Agency of the Church, Eastern Section, become
vacant by the death of Dr. Morrison. Dr. Falconer was heard in reference to the
matter of the communication ; but the hour of adjournment having arrived, the further
consideration of the subject had to be deferred.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place on Monday, the eighteenth instant,,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, of which public intimation was given, and this Sederunt
was closed with the benediction by the Moderator.

NINTH SEDERUNT.

At Halifax, and unthin St. Matthew's Church there, the eighteenth day of June, One

thousand nine hundred, at ten o'clock in the forenoon:

The General Assembly met as per adjournment, and was constituted with devotional
exercises. Dr. Morton leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.

The minutes of last Sederunt were read and sustained.

COMMITTEES ON BILLS AND OVERTURES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Bills and Overtures, which
was given in and read by Mr. J. Farquharson , Clerk of the Committee, who moved its
reception and the adoption of its recommendations. The motion was seconded and
agreed to.

The following is the docket recommended :

1. Communication from the Maritime Provinces anent Agency, Eastern Section.

2. Communication from Synod of Maritime Provinces re annuity to Mrs. Morrison.

3. Petition of the Synod of British Columbia re Mr. Swartout.

4. Overtures re Mission Work, from Synod of British Columbia and Presbytery of
Algoma, and a communication from the Home Mission Committee on the same question ;
and that these Overtures be the order of business for eleven o'clock this forenoon.

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5. A petition from Halifax Presbytery \-e Labrador Session.

6. Overture from Owen Sound Presbytery re Assembly Remits.

7. Overture from Owen Sound Presbytery re Term service of elders.

8. Letter from Mr. Alexander Fraser anen* publishing speeches in Assembly.
Orders of the day were fixed, — 1st, Appointing time and place of next General

Assembly, at a quarter to three o'clock ; 2iid, Hearing the report of the Committee on
the subject of the proposed changes in the constitution of Queen's College, at three
o'clock.

CHUKCH AIJEXCY, EASTERN SECTION.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the communication from the Synod of the
Maritime Provinces on the subject of the Church Agency, Eastern Section.
It was moved by Dr. Falconer, seconded by Mr. E. Scott, and resolved :

1. That the General Assembly sustain the action taken by the ex-Moderator, Dr.
Campbell, in making temporary arrangements for the discharge of the duties connected
with the Agent's office, rendered vacant by the death of Rev. P. M. Morrison, D.D.

2. That the Rev. Edward A. McCurdy be and hereby is appointed Agent of the
Eastern Section of the Church, as successor to the late Dr. Morrison, and on the same
terms, and that the Presbytery of Halifax be instructed to take the necessary steps, in
the event of his accepting the appointment, to place his name upon its roll.

A committee consisting of Dr. Falconer and Messrs. E. Scott and Robert Murray
was appointed to wait upon Mr. McCurdy, notifying him of his appointment, and
ascertaining whether he agrees to accept the same.

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ANXUITV TO MRS. MOURI80N.

There was presented and read a communication from the Synod of the Maritime
Provinces, asking that an annuity of $250 be paid during her lifetime to Mrs. Morrison,
widow of Dr. Morrison, late agent of the Church — the amount to be paid from the funds
of the Eastern Section. The request was agreed to unanimously.

I.OYAL ADDRESSES.

As requested, the Moderator appointed a committee to frame addresses to Her
Majesty, the Queen, and His Excellency, the Governor-General, as follows : — Dr.
Herridge, Convener ; Principal Grant, Dr. Scrimger and Mr. Robert Murray.

The nomination was approved.

PETITION re MR. SWARTOUT.

There was presented and read a petition from the Synod of British Columbia
regarding the status of Mr. Swartout, Missionary among the Indians on the Pacific
Coast. Relative documents having also been read, it was, on motion of Dr. Moore,
seconded by Mr. James Anderson, rciolved to remit the matters involved to a
committee consisting of Dr. R. P. McKay, Convener ; Mr. Joseph Hogg, Dr. R. Torrance*
and Mr. A. G. Farrell, to report on the same at an early sederunt.

OVERTURES re HOME MISSION WORK.

There were presented and read Overtures from the Synod of British Columbia and
the Presbytery of Algoma, craving the Assembly to extend the period of study of
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Mission field, bo as to secure continuity in the Home Mission service ; as also a recom-
mendation from the Honm Mission Committee bearing on the same subject. Dr.
Findlay, Mr. James Anderson, Dr. Robertson, Mr. Vetter and Dr. Warden were heard
in support of the Overtures. Principal Grant was addressing the house on the subject
when the hour of adjournment arrived.

A letter was read from Mr. Alexander Fraser, proposing to publish a verbatim
report of the speeches delivered in treating of the businer^s of the Assembly, provided a
sufticient number of the members supported the proposal. On the recommendation of
the Committee on Bills and Overtures, Mr. Fraser was given permission to place
circulars bearing on the subject in the hands of members in the house.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place this afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, of which public intimation was given, and this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator.

TENTH SEDERUNT.

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At the sume place, on the same day, at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with prayer
by the Moderator.

The minutes of last Sederunt were read and confirmed.

OVERTURES re EXTB^M)ING THE PERIOD OF THEOLOr.ICAL STUDY.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the Overtures relating to the question of
extending the period of Theological training to four years.

It was moved by Dr. Warden, seconded by Dr. Scrimger : —

Receive the overtures and refer these, together with the recommendation of the
Home Mission Committee (Western f ction) to the following Committee, to report to
this Assembly : — Dr. R. Campbell, ex-Moderator, Convener; Dr. Moore, Dr. Somerville,
Messrs. E. R. Hutt, D. Strachan, Principal Grant, Dr. Robertson, Dr. Scrimger, Dr.
Findlay, Thomas Gumming, Donald Tait, J. A. Anderson, Dr. McLaren, Ministers ;
Walter Paul, George Keith, Professor Dyde, A. G.Farrell, Elders.

The motion was carried,

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING.

The order of the day having arrived for fixing the time and place of next meeting
of Assembly,

A communication was read from the Presbytery of Toronto, forwarding an invita-
tion to the Assembly from Bloor Street Church, Toronto, to meet in that church next
year.

It was moved by Principal Mac Vicar, seconded by Mr. Roderick MacLeod :

That the next Assembly be held in Bloor Street Church, Toronto.

An invitation having been tendered to the Assembly by the authorities of St.
Andrew's Church, Ottawa, to meet in their church.

It was moved by Dr. Moore, in amendment, seconded by Principal Grant :

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That the Assembly accept the invitation of St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa, and
agree to meet in that Church on the second Wednesday of June, one thousand nine
hundred and one, at eight o'clock in the evening.

A vote being taken, the amendment was carried over the motion, and the Assembly
decided accordingly.

REPORT re CONSTITUTION OF QUEEN's COLLEliE.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on the Constitution of
Queen's University and College, which was given in by Dr. Thompson, Convener, who
moved its reception and the adoption of the following resolution :

The Genv^ral Assembly is gratified by the proposal referred to in the report of
(,>ueen'8 University, to have the Theological Faculty under the care of a special Board
appointed by the Assembly, and would app ove of any well-considered change in the
Constitution of the University, which would still further increase its usefulness by
making the body of Trustees more completely representative of the undenominational
character of the work which it is at present doing.

In view of the great importance of having practical unanimity among the graduates
and benefactors of the University, respecting the important changes in its constitution
which have been proposed, the Assembly appoint a committee to confer with the
Trustees of the University and aid them in obtaining a satisfactory solution of the
whole question brought before it in the report of the University, Committee to report
to next Assembly.

The motion was seconded by Dr. MacVicar, and carried.

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REPORT OK QUEEN S OOLLECJE.

The Report of Queen's University and College having been received at a former
sederunt, and its further consideration deferred until the jt:dgment of the Assembly
was had on the proposals affecting the constitution of the institution.

It was now moved by Professor Dyde, seconded by Professor MoNaughton :

That the report of Queen's University and College, submitted at a former sederunt,
be adopted.

The motion was agreed to.

COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE WITH TRUSTEES OF QUEEN's COLLEfiE.

The follo'ving were appointed, in terms of the deliverance of the Assembly on
the report of the Committee on the proposed changes in the Constitution of Queen's
University, a committee to confer with that appomted by the Trustees of Queen's
College, on the subject of those changes :

Principal Caven, Convener; Drs. Thompson, R. Torrance, Warden, Somerville,
J. Carmichael, R. N. Grant, Mr. W. J. Clark, Minist'>'-s ; and Messrs. James Bain,
R. Davidson, J. R. McNeillie, A. Neilson, J. A. Macdonald, Geor'^e Keith, George
Rutherford, W. B. McMurrich and the Hon. Thomas Bain,

CHURCH ANI> MANSE BUILUINU FUNK.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Church and Manse Building Fund«
which was presented by Dr. Robertson, and to which he called attention in his
address thereanent.

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He concluded with moving the following resolution, seconded by Principal
Grant. : —

The General Assembly receives and adopts the report of the Church and Manse
Building Board ; expresses its satisfaction with the large amount of work done during
the year ; sympathises with the Board in its desire to have a fund more adequate to
the work to be overtaken, and heartily commends the Fund anew to the generosity of
members and adherents of the Church.

Further, the General Assembly thanks the Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer
for their valuable services in connection with this department of Church extension in
the West.

The resolution was adopted.

PETITION re STUDENT MISSIONARY TO LABRADOR.

There was pi^ ..inted and read a petition from the Presbytery of Halifax, askinc;
the leave of the Assembly to authorize a student missionary to administer the
Sacraments in the mission under the charge of the Presbytery, in Labrador, within the
Province of Quebec.

Mr. Thomas Fowler and Professor Falconer were heard in support of th©
Petition.

It was moved by Principal Grant, seconded by Dr. Scrimger : —

That the request of the Presbytery of Halifax be complied with.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the further consideration of the subiect
had to be deferred.

Dr. Somerville's name was on motion, duly seconded, added to the Committee
to deal with the report on the Probationerij' scheme.

The Assembly adjourned, to meet in this place at a quarter to eight o'clock,,
whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with the bene-
diction by the Moderator.

ELEVENTH SEDERUNT.

At the .ame place, on the same day, at a ifuarier to eight o'clock in the eveni7i(j :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devo-
tional exercises, Mr. A. M. Hamilton leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and sustained.

CHURCH LIFE AND WORK.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Church Life and Work,
which was presented by Mr. D. D. McLeod, Convener, and which, being printed and in
the hands of members, he called attention to in his remarks thereanent.

He moved that the report be received and its further consideration deferred till
to-morrow morning.

The motion was seconded and agreed to.

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SABBATH SCHOOLS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Sabbath Schools, which
was presented by Mr. Neil, Convener, and being printed and in the hands of members,
he contented himself with drawing attention to its prominent features.

He moved that the Assembly receive the report, and consider its recommendations
to-morrow morning. .

Tlie motion was seconded and agreed to.

^ YOUNG people's SOCIETIES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Young People's Societies, which was
presented by Mr. Alfred Gandier, Convener, and which, being printed and in the hands
of members, he invoked the members to consider.

He concluded with moving the reception of the report.

The motion was seconded by Mr. W. S. McTavish, and agreed to.

SYNOD UECORIKS.

Tiie Assembly called for the Reports of the Committees appointed to examine
Synod Records. Reports were presented by the Committees on the Records of the
Synod of Montreal and Ottawa, the Synod of Manitoba and the North West Territories,
and those of Toronto and Kingston, of British Columbia, and of the Maritime
Provinces, bearing that the same are carefully and correctly kept, and recommending
that they be attested accordingly.

On motion of the Clerk, duly seconded, the report was received and adopted.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECORDS.

The Assembly called also for the Report of the Committee appointed to examin
the Assembly Records, which was given in by Dr. Sedgwick, Convener. It bore that the
Records were carefully and correctly kept, that the new form of the jtermanent Records
promised to be more serviceable than the old manuscript one, and recommended that
the same be attested.

On motion, duly seconded, the report was received and adopted.

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HYMNAL COMMITTEE.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Hymnal Committee, which was presented,
in the absence of the Convener, by Dr. McLaren, and which, being printed and in the
hands of members, he directed attention to in his remarks. The report was adopted.

It being represented that it was important that action be at once taken by the New
Hymnal Committee, and as a member of the Committee to strike Standing Committees
assured the house that that Committee recommended the re-appointment of the Hymnal
Committee of last year, Dr. McLaren .jvad. seconded by ]\Ir. R. Murray, that the
Hymnal Committee of last year be re-appointed.

The motion was agreed to. '

INVITATION TO THE ASSEMBLY.

The Moderator read to the Assembly a communication he had received from the
Honourable the Commissioner of Public Works and Mines, inviting the Moderator and
members of the General Assembly to attend the graduating exercises of the Training
School for Nurses, on Tuesday, June nineteenth, at half-past two o'clock.

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The Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication, and to reply
that owing to press of business it would not be in the power of the Moderator and
Assembly to accept the invitation.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place to-morrow morning at ten o'clock ;
whereof public intimation was given, and this Sederunt was closed with the benediction
by the Moderator.

TWELFTH SEDERUNT.

At Halifax, and within St. yiattheio's Clmrch there, the nineteenth daij of June, One
thousand nine hundred.

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devo-
tional exercises, Mr. John Grierson leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and confirmed.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.

The Assembly called for the report of the Committee on Religious Instruction in
Schools, which was presented by Principal Caven, Convener, and which, being printed
and in the hands of members, he invited attention to, especially sections two and three.

He concluded with moving the following resolution, which was seconded by Dr.
Thompson : —

Receive and adopt the report, and instruct the committee, to be appointed to co-
operate with similar committees and with representatives of other churches in securing
for the Bible in the Public Education of the several Provinces the place to whi it is
entitled.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE REPOUT.

At this stage, being informed that the report of the Judicial Committee was ready
for presentation, the Assembly called for the same, which was given in and read by Dr.
A. B. MacKay, Convener, who, seconded by Mr. James Bain, moved its reception.

Principal Grant moved, in amendment, seconded by Dr. Moore : —

That the report be referred back to the Judicial Committee, with instructions to
confer with the parties to the Reference and ascertain whether they are willing, in the
interest of peace, to accept the proposed report or whether they claim their right to
discuss the whole matter before the General Assembly.

A vote being taken, the amendment prevailed over the motion, and was affirmed as
a judgment of the house.

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RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the subject of Religious Instruction in
Schools.

The motion of Dr. Caven was adopted.

It was then moved by Mr. J. A. Macdonald, seconded by Dr. Herridge, and
agreed to : —

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That it be an instruction to the new committee to ;iim at securing that Biblical in-
i^truction be given in all High Schoola, Cc^leges and Universities in the Dominion.

SABBATH SCHOOLH:

The Assembly resumed consideration of the report of the Committee on .Sabbath
Schools.

It was moved by Mr. W. VV. Peck, seconded by D. Torrance Eraser : —

That the recommendations of the report be considered neriutim.

The motion was adopted.

It was then moved by Mr. Neil, seconded and agreed to : —

That a special committee of Assembly be appointed to consider the condition of our
Sabbath School work, and especially the matter of supervision and extension, and to
report at a future sederunt of this Assembly.

The following were appointed said Committee : — Dr. Moore, Coni'encr ; Dr. Mac-
Vicar, Professor Falconer, Messrs. T. F. Fotheringham, Glassford, Cameron (of Kil-
donan), Neil, Peck, Ministers ; and Messrs. Reid (Ottawa), Walter Paul, T. C. James,
Professor Dyde, George Rutherford and D. Torrance Fraser, Elders.

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niSTUKBANCE IN CHINA.

It was moved by Dr. R. P. MacKay, seconded by Mr. M. G. Henry : —

That in view of the disturbance in China and the danger to which our missionaries
may be exposed, it be resolved to appoint a half hour for special prayer on their behalf.

The motion was carried.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place, this afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator.

THIRTEENTH SEDERUNT,

At the same pldce, oti the smnedoy, at half -past two o'clock in the afternoon :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with prayer

by the Moderator.

The minutes of the morning Sederunt were read, cc -rected and sustained.

COM^IITTEE ox KELIfilOUS INSTRUCTION.

The Moderator, as requested, named a committee on Instruction in Schools and
Universities, as follows : —

Principal Caven, Convener; Messrs. J. C. Herdman, W. L. Clay, D. G. McQueen,
.Joseph Hogg, Dr. Wright, A. J. Mowatt, J. A. Carmichael, Drs. Thompson, Scrimger,
McRae, Forrest, Falconer, (iordon, Herridge, MacVicar, Professors Dyde, Falconer,
McNaughton, Baird, Ballantyne, Ministers; Dr. J. McDiarmid, J. R. McNeillie,
J. K. Macdonald, A. C. Hutchison, R. Murray, W. W. ]\Iillar, .J. A. Macdonald, .lames
Rodger, James Bain, and A. MacMurchy, Elders.

SABBATH SCHOOLS.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the report of the committee on Sabbath

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Schools, and the several recommendations of the Committee, as set forth in the report in
the Appendix, were adopted.

It was moved by Mr. J. Neil, duly second d, and agreed to :

That in view of the varied condition of our Sabbath School work in our Synod, and
the necessity for consultation in regard to plans and methods of work, the travel-
ling expenses of each Synod Convener, or his alternate, be paid to one meeting of the
Assembly's Sabbath School Committee.

Dr. McLaren moved, seconded by Mr. Walter Paul : —

That the Moderator be requested to issue a Pastoral Letter to be read from the
pulpits of the church, in which special attention shall be called to the training of the
young and the important matters referred to in the recommendations of the Sabbath
School report.

The motion was adopted.

I'ETITION re WILL OF MRS. JANE CARNOCHAN.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on the Petition of Yv. J.
Landsborough and others, relating to the Will of the late Mrs. Jane Carnochan, which
was given in and read by Dr. McLaren, Convener, who moved its reception and adop-
tion.

The motion was agreed to. The report is as follows : —

The committee appointed to consider the petition of John Landsborough and other
papers, bearing on the Will of the late Mrs. Jane Carnochan, of the Township of
Tuckersmith, beg to report : — That after full and careful consideration of the papers
aubniitted to them, and hearing of the statements of Mr. John Landsborough, they
recommend to the Asseml)iy for adoption the following resolutions, viz :

1. That Rev. Dr. Warden be directed to claim from the Executors of the Will of
the late Mrs. Jane Carnochan, the full amount devised by her in her last Will to the
schemes of the Church, and to grant them a discharge for the same.

2. That Dr. Warden is directed to retain for the Church the sum of one thousand
dollars ($1,000), should that amount be realized from the estate, and to divide the same
among the schemes of the Church mentioned in the last Will of the said Mrs. Carnochan,
in the proportion indicated in the said Will.

3. That the balance of the moneys remaining after the sum of one thousand
dollars has been divided among the schemes of the Church, shall be dealt with in the
manner following, viz :

(1) That a committee consisting of Rev. Dr. Warden, and Messrs. Hamilton Cassels
and George Ke'th are hereby appointed to distribute the same.

(2) That the said committee are authorized to enquire into the moral claim which
David R. Landsborough makes to the sum of four hundred dollars ($400), and should
they deem that he has a moral right to th sane, or any portion thereof, they may pay
to him such amount as they may consider quitable, and then distribute the balance
remaining among the nearest of kin of the late Mrs. Carnochan, in the manner which
they consider most convenient.

YOUNG PEOPLE S SOCIETIES.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the report of the committee on Young
People's Societies.

Mr. Alfred Gandier moved th following resolutions : —

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1. The Ueneral Assembly exprHSseb gnititioition at the fervent loyalty and active
Christian life of so many young people within the various congregations, and gratefully
acknowledges the continued and increasing liberality of the Young People's Societies to
the great mission schemes of the Church.

2. The General Assembly regrets the reported decrease in membership and the
apparent decline of interest in Young People's meetings and Young People's work in
many sections of the Church. The Assembly believes that the Society of Christian
Endeavor and kindred organizations have been of the greatest value to the young people,
in laying upon them a sensa of personal responsibility for their own share in the work
and worship of the Church, and in giving them a chance to learn the signiticance and
methods of Church work by actually doing such work. The Assembly would, therefore,
urge upon sessions the necessity of keeping in close sympathy with societies that are
now strong and aggressive, of strengthening the things that remain and are ready to die,
in societies where the first zeal has burned low, and of organizing Societies in congrega-
tions and stations where none exist.

3. In view of complaints from many (juarters that sessions do not take the interest
they should in the young people and their work, the Assembly would specially request
sessions to encourage the young people by frequent presence at their meetings, to stim-
ulate and guide their giving, and to help them in preparing interesting programmes for
the evenings when the special topics are taken up.

4. While the Assembly would recommend such changes and adaptations in Young
Peoples' Societies as may be necessary to give variety and meet present conditions in
the different congregations, it is convinced that any organization which is not distinc-
tively religious and Christian in its aim, and which does not call the young people to
service and testimony for Jesus Christ, cannot be of sufficient interest to hold the
young people together permanently, or be of real value to a congregation.

The motion was seconded and agreed to.

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REPORT OF JUDICIAL COMMITTEE.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Judicial Committee to whom had been
remitted the Referenoe from the Presbytery of Indore, .vhich had been re-committed at
a former sederunt. The report was given in and read by Dr. A. B. MacKay, who
ntimated that the finding of the Committee had been communicated to Mr. F. H.
Russell, representing the Presbytery of Indore, and Mr. J. Wilkie, f^r himself, and
that they both signified acquiescence in the same. Dr. MacKay moved che reception
and adoption of the report. The motion was seconded by Mr. James Bain and agreed
to. The finding is as follows : —

Deliverance of the Judicial Committee on the References from the Presbytery of
Indore.

Resolved : — That the Reference from the Presbytery of Indore be sustained. That
it is regretted that in his address before the General Assembly of last year, Mr. Wilkie
in vindicating himself from charges which he regarded as made against him, should
have made statements reflecting upon his brethren of the Presbytery of Indore, some of
which he has now withdrawn as being made with imperfect information. The Com-
mittee does not find that Mr. Wilkie intended to deceive by any of these statements,
though in some of them he was not sufficiently careful to verify the facts on which his
statemen'^s rested.

The College and High School shall, in the meantime, remain under the direct care
of the Foreign Mission Committee, according to the decision of last Assembly.

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Tim (iunural AsHeiiibly expects that Mr, Wilkie, m in duty bound, will attend the
ineutingH of hia Prenbytery and co-operate with his brethren in the ^eneral work of the
niission.

The General AHseml)ly expectH that all the brethren in the niiHHion, deeply im-
pressed with the importance of working in harmony, au representatives of the Church
of Christ and its Divine Head, iit the presence of those who know not the Christian
religion, will earnestly study the things which make for peace, and thus encourage and
support one another in their arduous labours.

The report beini; adopted, Principal Caven, at the request of the Assombiy, led in
a prayer of thanksgiving.

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KEl'OKT ON AID.S FOK SOCIAL WORSHIl'.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Aids for Social Worship,
which was presented by Dr. Herridge, Ounvenet; and which, being printed and in the
hands of members, he called attention to in his remarks thereanent.

Dr. Robertson moved, seconded by Dr. Moore :

That the report be received, and that in view of the incomplete returns from
Presbyteries, the Committee be continued and instructed to ascertain the mind of the
Church mure fully in regard to the use of such a manual for the purposes contemplated.

It was moved by Dr. Scrimger, seconded by Dr. Campbell (Clerk) : —

That it be an instruction to the Commit'tee to eliminate the responsive portion of
the complete service and the litany from the book before sending it to I'resbyteries for
their opinion.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the further consideration of the motion
had to be deferred.

The Assembly adjourned, to meet in this place at a quarter to eight o'clock this
evening, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with
the benediction by the Moderator.

FOURTEENTH SEDERUNT.

At the same place, on the same day, at a (/Harter to eight o'clock in the eveiiing :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devo-
tional exercises. Dr. Carmichael leading in prayer at the request of the Moderator.
The Minutes of last Sederunt were read and confirmed.

AUGMENTATION FUND, WESTERN SECTION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Augmentation Fund'Committeo, Western
Section, which was presented by Dr. Lyle, and which, being printed and in the hands of
members, he contented himself with calling attention to. He concluded with moving,
seconded by Dr. Herridge, the reception and adoption of the report.

The motion was agreed to.

AUGMENTATION FUND, EASTERN SECTION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Augmentation Funa Committee, Eastern

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Bectiuti, which whb preHeiitud l)y Mr. K. Smith, Conri-ufi; and w. h, being printed and
in the hands of iiienihe.a, he called attention to in his ruinarks thereanent.

Mr. .lames McLean moved, seconded by Mr. D. H. MacLeod : —

The (ieneral AoHembly receives and adopts the report of the Augmentation Com-
mittee, Eastern .Section. It exprosseH gratitude to (>od for manifold tokens of His
favour, contirmH t))« action of the Committee in making th. pecial grants referred to
therein, and gives permiNsion to deal with new applications for aid from the Augmenta-
tion F^und.

The Oeneral Assembly rejoices that the Committee was able to pay the promised
grants in full, reminds I'resbytories of the necessity of exercising continual vigilance
over their aid-receiving congregations, and commends anew this important scheme of the
Church to the sympathy and liberality of our people.

The motion was carried.

PRAVKK hUK THE MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

As agreed upon at a former sederunt, the Assembly engaged in a season of supplica-
tion for the safety and upholding of our missionaries in China and their converts, in the
present disturbed state of that country, Dr. R. P. Mac Kay and Messrs. J. B. MuUan
and James Rodger leading in prayer at the reiiuest of the Moderator.

REI'OKT ON PBKNCH RVANOELI/ATION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Board of French P^vangelization, which
was presented by the Chairman, Principal MacVicar, and which, being printed and in
the hands of members, he called attention to in his remarks thereanent.

He concluded with moving the following resolution : —

Receive and adopt the report, express gratitude for the measure of success which
attended the services of the Missionaries of the Board during the past year, and com-
mend the work to the prayerful and liberal support of the Church.

Till motion was seconded by Mr. A. J. Mowatt.

ADDRES.SKS KV MESSRS. DUCLOS AND AMARON.

Before putting the motion, the Moderator requested Mr. J. E. Ducloa, B.A., of
Valleyfield, and Dr. Amaron, of St. John's Church, Montreal, to address the Assembly
regarding the work carried on by the Board.

The resolution w *8 adopted.

MR. M'CCROV's acceptance OK THE AdENCY.

Dr. Falconer reported on behalf of the Committee appointed to wait upon Mr. E. A.
McCurdy to infor-n him of his election to the position of Agent of the Church, Eastern
Section, that the Committee had met with Mr. McCurdy and communicated to him the
Assembly's action, and that Mr. McCurdy had signified his acceptance of the position.
Mr. McCurdy, being present, thanked the Assembly for the mark of confidence reposed
in him, and promised to do his best to justify such confidence.

Dr. Falnner, having intimated that urgent matters were calling him home, re-
quested leave of absence from the Assembly, and asked that some one else should be
appointed to present the report of the Committee to strike standing committees, which
was ready.

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The AHAembly grnnted the leave re<|ue8ted, tuul appointed Mr. .1. A. Anderaun to
present the report of the Comniitteu to atrike atanding cununittoea.

The Aasenibly adjourned to meet in this place to-morruw ni'^rning at ten o'clock ;
whereof public intimation having been given, thin Sederunt was chmed with the benedic-
tion by the Moderator.

FIFTEENTH SEDERUNT.

At Halifax, and within St. Matthew's Chnnh tliere, the ticentieth day of June, One
Ihvnaand nine hundred, at ten o'clock in the forenoon:

The General Aaaembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devotional
exercises, Dr. McLaren leading in prayer, at the request of the Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and approved.

COMMITTEE ON BILLS AND OVERTURES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Bills and Overtures,
which was given in and read by Mr. J. Faniuharson. It embraced the items of
business still remaining to be attended to, and recommended that the report of the
Committee to strike Standing Committees be first taken up. On motion, duly seconued,
the report was received and adopted.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO STRIKE 8TANDINO COMMITTEES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee to Strike Standing Com-
mitteeB, which was given in and read by Mr. J. A. Anderson, acting Convener, who
moved its reception and the consideration of its recommendations. The motion was
seconded and agreed to.

The recommendations of the Committee regarding all the Standing Committees and
Boards of the Church were considered, amended and adopted, except those relating to
the French Board, Sabbath Schools and Young Peoples' Societies. The recommenda-
tions regarding these three were remitted for further consideration.

COMMITTEE ON OVERTURES re HOME MISSIONS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee to whom were referred the
overtures from the Synod of British Columbia and the presbytery of Algoma, as to the
supply of the Home Mission fields, and the recommendation of the Home Mission
Committee on the same subject, which was given in and read by Dr. Campbell (Perth),
Convener, who moved its reception and the consideration of its various items seriatim.

On motion, duly seconded, tho first recommendation of the Committee was adopted.

A motion to adopt the second recommendation of the Committee was under
discussion when the hour of adjournment arrived, and its further consideration had to
be deferred.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place, this afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, whereof public intimation having been given, this Sederunt was closed with
the benediction by the Moderator.

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SIXTKKNTH SKUKUrNT,

At thf nniHH pldff, iiti Ihf .iinnf iliii/, itl litilf-fMiHf tiro n'floil: in the afternoim :

Tliu AHaeiiil)l> .nut, hs per Mcljouriiiuuiit, and wan constituted with devutional

exurciHua, Dr. R. Turraiice leading in prayer at the rei|UUHt of tiio Moderator.
The minutes of last Sederunt were read and cunKrnied.

C'OMMITTKK TO MTHIKK HTANni.NO COM.MITTKK8.

The AflHembly called for the report of the Committee to strike >Standin({ConimitteeH,
to whom it was remitted to ctmsider further the nominations of the French Hoard and
the Committee on Hahbath Schools and Young Peuple'H Hocieties, which was given in by
Mr. .1. A. Anderson, lu-tinij Ciinri-m-r, who moved the reception of the same and the
cunnideration of itn recommendatioiiH nfriittitn. The motion was seconded and agreed
to. The draft report relating to these three was amended and adopted.

The report of the Committee as a whole was then adopted, on motion of Mr. Ander-
son, duly seconded.

I. Pkk.suvtkrun Collkok, H.m.ika.v.

1. JiiKtnl (if Munniji^mi'tit.

Dr. Sedgwick, (jhnirumn ; Principal Pollok, Dr. Currie, Dr. Gordon, Prof. Fal-
coner, Dr. John McMillan, Dr. Forrest, Messrs. .las. S. Carruthers, D. Fraser, \. H.
Campbell, E. D. Millar, Willard McDonald, .lames McLean, A. McLean Sinclair, T.
Stewart, H. K. McLean, A. Gandier, J. M. Fisher, AnJorHon Rogers, A. P». Dickie,
A. McMillan, .F. F. Forbesi, George Miller, A. S. Morton, T. Cumming, Ministers :
and A. Kennedy, Dr. Stewart, VV. H. Chase, .1. D. McGregor, Dr. .lames Walker, R.
Murray, R. liaxter, Judge Forbes, Hon. Senator McKeen, and Geori^e Mitchell, M.P.P. ;
the Agent of the Church, and the members of the Fiiiance Committee, Eastern Section,
ex-ojfirio.

2. Senate.

Principal Pollok, Cliditimni ; the Professors of the College; Dr. Forrest, Dr.
Black, Messrs. .1. M. Robinson, C. McKiniion, J. D. McKay, T. Fowler, R. Laing,
James Carruthers. C. Munro, \V. 1'. Archilwild, J. B. McLean, H. Dickie, T. Stewart,
T. F. Fotfieringham, and J. S. Sutherland, Ministers; and Prof. Macdoiiald, Prof.
Wnlter Murray, Dr. A. H. McKay and 11. Murray.

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n. PUKSBVTEIUAN CoVLFME, MONTREAL.

1. Bourd iif Miinngement.

Mr. D. Morrice, ClKtirnum; Principal MacVicar, Dr. J. Scrimger, Dr. .Jas. Ross,
Dr. John Campbell, Dr. A. B. Mackay, Dr. Warden, Dr. Barclay ; I\Ie8»r.s. Robert
Gamble, J. R. McLeod, J. Hastie, D. W. Morison, J. Fleck, Dr. W. T. Herndge, D.
Currie, T. W. Winfield, and G. Whillans, Ministers; and .fas. Ross (Stanley St.), Lord
Sirathcona and Mount Royal, Messrs. A. C. Hutchison, Jas. Robertson, D. T. F'-aser,
D. Robertson, W. Yuile, D. Munro, C. MacArthur, C. J. Fleet, W. Paul, M. Hutchi-
son, A. S. Ewing, Charles Byrd, Wm. Drysdale, Geo. Hyde, Jas. Davidson (Sher-
brooke), and Dr. Berwick.

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2. Senate,

Princi;)al Mac Vicar, Chairman ; the Profeaaors and Lecturers of the College, Dr.
A. B. MacKay, Dr. R. Campbell, Dr. D. Paterson, Dr. Barclay, Mesars. N. A. Mc-
Leod, A. .1. Mowatt, D. Tait, W. D. Reid, John McLeod^ P. H. Hutchinson, Dr. Bayne,
D. TTutchison, C. B. Ross, S. J. Taylor, J. A. McKenzie, H. Cameron ; Dr. J. F. Mc-
Laren, A. Russell, and .J. R. Dobson, representing the Alumni, Ministers; and Principal
Peterson, Prof, Murray, Dr. Kelly, Messrs. D. Morrice, and Prof. Arch. McGoun.

III. MoKRiN College, Quebec.

Governors appointed by the General Assembly: — Messrs. E. Scott and J. R. Mc-
Leod.

IV. Queen's College.

Bursary and Scholarship Committee.

Mr. J. Mclatyre, Q. C, Convener; Principal Grant, Mesars. W. W. Peck, John
Mackie, and J. L', Boyd, Mmidem ; and Messrs. George Gillies, Judge MacTavish and
G. N. Northrup.

V. Knox CoLLE(iE.

1. Board of Munngement.

Mr. W. Mortimer Clark, Chairman ; Principal Caven, Dr. McLaren, Dr. Warden,
Dr. Battisby, R. VV. Dickie, Dr. Fletcher, Dr. Parsons, Dr. R. N. Grant, Dr. Mungo
Fraaer, R. S. G. Anderson, R. G. Davey, Alex. McMillan, G. R. Fasken, J. Neil, Dr.
R. Johnston, S. H. Eastman, J. VV. Rae, W. J. Clark, H. R Home, E. Cockburn, R.
J. M. Glassford, Dr. A. Black, Dr. E. F. Torrance, A. McGillivray, Prof. Ballantyne,
Ministers; and Hon. J. M. Gibson, Messrs. .J. K. McDonald, Jas. Bain, D. D. Wil-
son, A. I. McKenzie, R. Kilgour, J. Gowans, G. C. Robb, and J. A. Macdonald,
Elders.

2. Semite.

Principal Caven, Chninaan ; the l*-ofesaors and Lecturers of the College, Dr.
McMuUen, Dr. Abraham, Dr. Somerville, Dr. R. Torrance, Dr. Gray, Dr. Wardrope,
Dr. McCurdy, Dr. James Carmichael, Dr. INIilligan, Messrs. E. W. MacKay, J. S,
Scott, M. MacGregor, W. Fanjuharson, J. A. Turnbull, R. W. Ross, G. Fletcher,
W. G. Wallace, J. McD. Duncan, J. W. McMillan, R. Haddow, D. D. McLeod, W.
Frizzell, J. H. Ratclifle, A. McMillan, R. Martin, J. Crawford, Dr. R. P. MacKay ; W.
G. Hanna, R. C. Tibb, and John McNair. representing the Alunmi, Ministers; and Sir
T. W. Taylor, Messrs. A. McMurchy, VV. Mortimer Clark, ^Geo. Dickson, J. A. Paterson,
D. Fotheringham, and Hon. G. W. Ross, Elders.

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VI. Manitoiia College.

Board of Manacjement.

Mr. Colin H. Campbell, Chdirman ; Prin. Patrick, Prof. Hart, Dr. Kilpatrick, Dr.
Bryce, Dr. Duval, Dr. Robertson, Prof. Baird, Jos. Hogg, Dr. P. Wright, J. Far()u-
haraon, C. B. Pitblado, E. D. McLaren, Jas. C. Herdman, John Hogg, R. G. McBeth,
C. W. Gordon, and J. H. Cameron, Ministers ; and Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal,

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OF THE PUESBYTEKIAN CHL'IICH IN CANADA.

Sir Thoi>:'>s W. Taylor, Messrs. J. C. Saul, J. Sutherland, A. Dawson, James Fisher,
M.P., Alex. McDonald, K. MacKenzie (Winnipeg), and J. C. MacLaren.

VII. Home Missions.

1. Western Section.

Dr. Warden, Concener ; Prof. J. Ross, J. R. Bell, A. T. Love, Dr. R. Tor-
rance, Dr. R. Campbell (Perth), Dr. Somerville, Dr. McMuIlen, Dr. Hamilton, Dr. Find-
lay, Dr. J. R. Battisby, Dr. J. F. McLaren, Dr. Robertson (Superintendent), Dr. W. D.
Armstrong, S. Childerhose, Dr. Jas. Stuart, A. Givan, M. W. MacLean, R. Moodie,
J. W. McMillan, A. Gilray, J. H. Ratcliffe, J. Far([uhar8on, Dr. .1. L. Murray, A.
Tolmie, A. Henderson, J. Rennie, J. M. AuU, E. D. MacLaren, .1. A. McKeen, A. A.
Scott, J. G. Potter, J. Neil, N. McPherson, R. E. Knowles, H. Currie, and J. A.
Anderson, Ministers; and Messrs. R. Kilgour, John Penman, Hon. E. H. Bronson,
Lieut.-Col. McCrae, George Rutherford and S. Russell, M.P.P.

2. Eastern i-'edion.

Mr. Thos. Stewart, Conrener ; Messrs. E. A. McCurdy, G. S. Carson, T. Fowler, G.
Miller, J. R. Munro, R. Strathie, D. MacDonald, T. C. Jack, J. M. Robins jn, J. A.
Forbes, J. W. Crawford, Jameu Ross, .1. A. McLean, D. B. McLeod, D. Henderson,
David Wright, D. J. Eraser, H. R. Grant, Clarence .McKinnon, A. B. Dickie, A.
Robertson, and G. MacMillan, Ministers; and Messrs. John Willett, R. Baxter, John
McDougall, Harvey Graham, H. A. White, T. H. Austen and J. K. Munnis.

VIII. Al'OME.NTATION.

1. Western Section.

Dr. Lyle, Concener; Dr. Warden, Dr. Kellock, Alex. Henderson, John Johnston,
John Hay, Dr. Robertson, Dr. Campbell (Perth), Dr. Somerville, Messrs. .1 C.
Tolmie, Dr. Findlay, Dr. A. Black, Dr. W. T. Herridge, J. W. McMillan, \\'. J. Clark,
J. Farquharson, W. G. Wallace, E. D. McLaren, M. MacGillivray, J. A. Grant, Minis-
ters; and Messrs. D. Morrice, .Joseph Henderson, A. T. Crombie, and J. A. Macdonald.

2. Eastern Sectiim.

Mr. E. Smith, Concener; Messrs. J. W. Falconer, G. L. (iordon, James Sinclair, .J.
M. McLeod, W. M. Tuifts, J. S. Sutherland, E. M. Dill, Dr. J. S- Black, D. McOdrum,

E. S. Bayne, D. MacGillivray, J. A. Cairns, D. McGregor, W.H. Spencer, F.W.Murray,

F. S. Ccffin, W. H. Smith and Henry Dickie, Ministers; and Messrs. J. D. Mac-
Gregor, T. '"•■ Jam. s, H. W. Cameron, Dr. W. S. Morrison, and W. C. VVhittaker.

IX. FoREKiN Mission Committkk.

Dr. Moore and Dr. Falconer, Joint Conveners.

1. Western Dicision.

Dr. Moore, Concener; Dr. MacLaren, Dr. Warden, Dr. Milligan, Prof. Baird,
W. A. J. Martin, Dr. Thompson, Principal MacVicar, Dr. .1. B. Eraser, Dr. MacTavish,
A. J. Mo watt, J. McP. Scott, Dugald Currie, Dr. R. Johnston, R. J. M. Glass-
ford, and Dr. R. P. McKay, Ministers; Messrs. J. R. McNeillie, A. Jeffrey, .\.
Fairbairn, D. MacKenzie, D. D. Wilson and Hamilton Cassels.

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2. Eastern Division.

Dr. A. Falconer, Co)ivener ; MeBsrs. L. G. MacNeill, D. MacGreijar, A. F. Carr,
Edwin Smith, M. G. Henry, E. A. McCurdy, Alfred Gandier, J. A. McGlashen, and
E. D. Millar, Ministers ; and Messrs. T. C. James, J. D. McKay, L. W. Johnston and
Prof. W. C. Murray.

X. French EvArajELizATioN.

Principal MacVicar, Guiirman ; Dr. Scrimger, Dr. R. Campbell (Montreal), Dr.
Coussirat, Prof. Campbell, Dr. Amaron, Dr. S. Lyle, Dr. A. B. McKay, Messrs. M.
H. Scott, R. P. Duclos, J. R. McLeod, D. McLaren, J. R. Dobson, Jas. Fleck, G. C.
Heine, G. Munro, F. M. Dewey, J. A. Anderson, D. Tait, A. J. Mowatt, Jos.
Morrin, A. A. Scott, J. Hastie, Janies Ross (St. John), W. Frizzell, S. J. Taylor, J. L.
George, J. M. Whitelaw, J. F. MacFarland and J. E. Duclos, Ministers ; and Hon. E.
H. Bronson, A. C. Hutchison, D. Morrice, Walter Paul, George Hay, John Herdfc,
Paul Payan, A. G. Farrell, Jas. Ramsay, W. Drysdale, pr. Kelly, and R. Brodie (Que-
bec).

XI. Distribution of Probationers.

Dr. R. Torrance, Convener ; Messrs. Neil McPherson, Dr. Abraham, James A. Grant
and A. Mc Williams, Ministers; and George Rutherford, Elder.

XII. Chukch Life and Work

Mr. D. D. McLeod, Convener; the Conveners of Synods' Committees, Messrs. G. S.
Carson, Wm. Robertson, J. A. Mackenzie, D. Stiles Eraser, Dr. McTavish, Dr. J. S.
Black, Dr. E. W. Waits, Dr. P. Wrigl ^, J. D. xMcKay, R. Gumming, Dr. A. A. Mac-
Kenzie, Dr. A. B. McKay, Dr. MacNish, Dr. W. A. McKay, J. McD Duncan, J. E.
Munro, D. G McQueen, C. S. Lord, Jas. Rollins, K. McLennan (Levis), J. W. Muir-
head, John Mclnnes, Sam'l Acheson, H. D. Lsitch, M. C. Cameron, W. L. H. Rowand,
James Murray, D. McG. Gandier, James Wilson, E. A. Mackenzie, A. J. McLeod, C. B.
Pitblado, G. Munro, J. Mackie, J. C. Herdman, and Dr J. A. Morison, Ministers;
and Messrs. R. Murray, G. M. Roger, A. Godall, John Hardie, W. AdaniK' m, Dr.
Beaton, N. F. McNaughton, J. Charlton, M.P., Dr. MucDonald (Wingham), John
Patterson (Winnipeg), Dr. Wallace, J. H. Cayford, A. F. Wood, J. B. Mitchell, and
A. Henderson.

XIIT. Sabbath Schools.

Mr. John Neil, Cuni'ener ; the Conveners of the Sabbath School Committees in the
several Synods and Presbyteries, Prof. Falconer, R. D. Eraser, J. G. Stuart, T. F.
Fotheringham, J. MacEwan, Dr. R. H. Abraham, W. Farquharson, Jos. Hogg, J. A.
Brown. W. L. Clay and Daniel Strachan, Ministers; and Messrs. J. R. Reid (Ottaw^a),
A. S. McGregor (London), J js. Turnbull (Toronto), W. H. Irwin (Brandon), J. A. Pater-
son, A. W. Wright (Gait), '"^ T. Kennedy (Halifax), John Winchester (Parkdale), W.
Yellowlees and J. B. Halkett,

XIV. Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund.
(Late Canada Presbyterian Church.)
Mr. Joseph Henderson, Convener ; Dr. Warden, Messrs. R. Gamble, A. McGillivray,

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J. G. Potter, W. Amos, D. R. Drummond, A. L. Geggie, J, L. George, Ministers; and
Messrs. J. L. Blaikie, J. Harvie, W. Gordon, Andrew Jeffrey, W. Galbraith, G. F.
Burns, Joseph Nok-wioh and D. Ormiston.

Eastern Section.

Mr. Laing, Convener; Dr. T. Sedgwick, Dr. A. McLean, A. MacLean Sinclair, J.
McLean, James S. Carruthers, A. F. Thompson, J. VV. Falconer, Ministers; and
Messrs. R. Baxter, G. Mitchell, Dr. A. H. McKay and J. D. MacGregor.

XV. Aged and Infirm Ministees' Fukd.

1. Westerti Section.

Mr. J. K. McDonald, Convener ; Dr. Warden, Dr. W. D. Armstrong, Dr. Dickson,
Messrs. A. H. Scott, R. Laird, Arch. Graham, A. Gilray, Dr. W. G. Jordan, Dr.
McCrae, E. A. Henry, H. McQuarrie, Dr. Fletcher, G. Mc Arthur, F. McCuaig, S.
Carruthers, Stuart Acheson and A. McLean, Ministers ; and Wm. R. Leckie, Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal, Dr. Wallace, Robert Lawrie, J. A. Mather, H. J. John-
ston, John A. Paterson, Wm. Adamson, J. R. Reid, John Harvey, Ceo. Rutherford,
R. Atkinson and Alex. Nairn.

2. Eastern Section.

Mr. Anderson Rogers, Convener; Messrs. E. B. Rankin, John Murray, J. A.
McKenzie, Jas. Rosborough, A. B. Dickie, Geo. Fisher, J. R. Coffin, A. MacLean
Sinclair, J. Burgess, C. Munro, W. P. Archibald, G. Leek, James Sinclair, D. Mac-
Dougall, Dr. PoUok and J. F. Dustan, Ministers ; and D. MacDonald, Sheriff Archibald,
Owen Cameron, Alex. Henderson and Judge Forbes.

XVI. Finance.

1. Western Section.

Mr. Geo. Keith, Conxner ; Dr. Warden, Messrs. John Gowans, Wm. Wilson, G. T.
Fergusson, J. L. Blaikie, George Rutherford (Hamilton), D. Morrice, C. MacArthur,
and A. T. Crombie.

2. Eastern Section.

Mr. J. C. MacKintosh, Convener; Messrs. David Blackwood, E. A. McCurdy, J.
W. Carraichael, J. F. Stairs, Geo. Cunningham, Hugh MacKenzie, Jas. Kennedy.

XVII. Statistics.

Dr. R. Torrance, Convener; Messrs. G. R. Fasken, A. M. Hamilton, W. A. J.
Martin, Dr. Dickson, R. Wm. Ross, Ministers; Messrs. Major G. B. Hood and Lieut.-
Col. Higginbotham, and the church agents, Toronto and Halifax.

XVIII. Protection of Church Property.

Hon. Justice MacLennan, Convener; Dr. Warden, Prof. Donald Ro^8,Dr. R. Camp-
bell (Montreal), Dr. Pollok, Dr. R. Torrance, Prof. Hart, Dr. J. Campbell (Victoria)
and Dr. Robertson, Ministers; and Hon. D. Laird, Messrs. J. L. Morris, Q.C., G. M.
Macdonnell, Q.C., J. Maclntyre, Q.C., Sir Thomas W, Taylor, VV. B. MacMurrich,
Hamilton Cassels, Hon. D. C. Fraser, Judge Forbes, Thornton Fell, F. H. Chrysler,

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Q.C., W. B. Ross, Q.C., J. A. MacKinnon, James Muir, Q.C., Colin Campbell, Judge
Stevens, Judge McKenzie (Sarnia), John A. Paterson, Major Walker, Judge Creasor,
W. M. Clark, Q.C., Hon. Justice Sedgwick, Thomas Caswell, Judge Truenian, A. G.
Browning, D. B. McLennan, Q.C., and D. McCormick, Q.C.

XIX. Church anu Manse Building Board.

Mr. J. B. MacLareii, Chairm<in ; Dr. Robertson, Dr. Duval, Prof. Baird, Messrs.
D. Mc(i. Gandier, W. L. Clay, Joseph Hogg, R. G. 3IacBeth, J. C. Herdman, James
Farquharson, R'^. C. Rumball, J. A. Carmichael, C. W. Gordon, and D. G. McQueen,
Ministers ; and Sir Thomas W. Taylor, Messrs. Alex. Macdonald, C. H. Campbell, and
Jahn Patterson.

XX. Hymnal Committek.

Dr. Gregg, Convener; Dr. Macrae (Quebec), Dr. D. M. Gordon, Dr. MacLaron,
Dr. D. L. McCrae, Dr. Scrimger, Dr. J. Somerville, Dr. James, Dr. VV. D. Armstrong,
Dr. J. B. Fraser, Messrs. J. A. Macdonald, W. J. Dey, J. Thompson (Ayr), Dr. Her-
ridgo, G. C. Heine, James Anderson, J. B. Mullan, Alex. Henderson, R. S. G. Anderson,
M. MacGillivray, Alexander MacMillan, and G. Stuart, Ministers ; and Messrs. W. B.
MacMurrich, R. A. Becket, W. B. Geikie, M.D., John H. Thom, .Joseph Henderson,
R. Murray, James Gibson, James Johnson (Hamilton), John Henderson (Montreal),
and Prof. S. W. Dyde ; the members in Toronto to be an Executive Co.nmittee.

XXI. Presbyterian Record.

Dr. R. H. Warden, Coni-ener ; Editor of Record, Dr. R. Campbell (Montreal),
Dr. J. S. Black, Prof. Scrimger, D.D., Prof. James Ross, D.D., Messrs. W. D. Reid,
Jrimes Fleck, C. B. iloss, and Walter Paul.

XXII. YouN<i People's Societies.

Mr. A. Gandier, Convener; the Conveners of Synod and Presbytery Committees
J. McP. Scott, J. A. Brown, A. D. McDonald (P. E. I.), W. R. Mcintosh, W. S. Mc
Tavish, G. D. Ireland, W. Shearer, Alex. Laird, R. D. Fraser, J. P. Falconer, N. H
Russell, C. McKillop, R. Haddow, J. A. Carmichael, J. S. Conning, W. M. Rochester,
Dr. J. Campbell, R. M. Hamilton, G. C. Pidgeon, A. D. Archibald, J. S. Henderson
D. Munro, D. R. Drummond, R. Patterson, A. Mc Williams, C. T. Tough, G. P. Duncan
T. J. Thomson (Belleville), F. M. Dewey, Jno. McLeod, J H. Mac Vicar, J. S
Davidson, Ministers; and Messrs. John S. Smith, Prof. J. F. McCurdy, G. A. McGilli
vrny, I. Pitblado, J. B. McKilligan, T. M. Henderson, (i. Tower Ferguson, F. Reid,
J. D. Higginbotham, J. B. Halkett and J. P. Parlass,

XXIII. Sabbath School Pjblications.

Dr. R. H. Warden, Convener; Dr. Fletcher, Dr. John Thompson, Dr. MacTavish,
Messrs. J as. Murray, R. D. Fraser, John Neil, J. A. Brown, G. T. Fergusson, E. Scott,
Jas. Bain, jr., and Hamilton 'Cassels.

XXIV. Committee on Sabbath Observance and Legislation. '

Mr. D. R. Drummond, Convener; Principal Caven, Messrs. J. G. Shearer, John
Crawford, Dr. Johnston, D. D. MacLeod, Principal Grant, P^of. Dyde, Principal

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MacVicar, D. M. Ramsay, J. J. Elliott, Qeo. MacArthur, Jaa. Hamilton, D. .1. Fraser,
D. Campbell (Victoria), E. D. MacLaren, R. G. McBeth, G. R. Maxwell, M.P., .1. M.
Douglas, M.P., D. Tait, Principal Pollok, W. H. L. Rowand, W. L. Clay, C. W.
(Jordon, T. F. Fotheringh.m, Minist'Ts ; Messrs. John Charlton, M.P., Waltar Paul,
Alex. Bartlett, D. C. Eraser, M.P., John Patterson, J. K. Macdonald, E. H. Broii.son,
R. H. Myers, M.L.A., VV. T. Kennedy, Judge Creasor, S. W. Russell, M.P., J. A.
Paterson, VVm. Clark (Cardinal), Senator Vidal.

It is recommended that the different local sections of the Committee meet for
conference at the call of the following Sub-Conveners, viz .—Maritime Provinces : Prin-
cipal Pollok ; Ontario and Quebec : Mr. D. M. Ramsay ; Manitoba and North- West :
Mr. C. W. Gordon ; British Columbia : Mr, VV. L. Clay.

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COMMITTEE OX HOME MISSION OVEKTLRES.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the Report o* the Committee on the Over-
tures of British Columbia and Algoma. relating to the supply of Home Mission Stations.

The remaining recommendations of the Committee were considered and dealt with,
and on motion, duly seconded, the report and the recommendations as amended, were
adopted.

They are as follows :—

The Committee to whom were referred the Overtures from the Synod of British
Columbia and from the Presbytery of Algoma, also the resolution of the Home Mission
Committee anent the supply of missionaries for the destitute fields of the Pacific
Coast and of Northern Ontario, beg leave to report that they have carefully considered
the same, and recommend the following deliverance for adoption by the Assembly :

1. That the lack of suitable agent's for our mission work is due primarily to the
inadequate supply of students for the ministry in our Universities and '"olleges, and
that the General Assembly urge upon all ministers and elders of the Church the duty
of pointing out to young men of promise the great opportunity for Christian work now
open in Canada, and the call there is upon them to dedicate themselves at this time to
the work of the ministry.

2. That the Overtures be not adopted, but that, in view of the pressing necessity
for securing additional men for service in the Home Mission field, the Home Mission
Committee be authorized to give additional remuneration to students who, either
immediately after the conclusion of their literary studies or after the ci inclusion of
their Theological course, may accept appointments for Home Mission work in Northern
Ontario, the North-West Territories, or in British Columbia for a period of sixteen
pionths' continuous service.

3. That students who have taken two full sessions in Theology, after having grad-
uated in Arts, shall be eligible for license and ordination on certification by the- Home
Mission Committee that they have spent a year in the mission fields in Northern
Ontario, the North-West Territories or British Columbia, to which the committee has
appointed them, but that such students may be licensed and ordained for better service
in these fields before the expiry of the year, should the Presbytery and Home Mission
Committee concur in asking the Synod of the bounds for leave.

4. That the Home Mission Committee be recon-mended to consider the expediency
of establishing a summer school for training catechists, at which all catechists employed
by the Home Mission Committee shall be required to give attendance, for at least two
sessions of two months' c"uration, and that the Home Mission Committee bring this

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matter to the attention of Presbyteries employinK or needing such men, and report to
next General Assembly.

COMMITTEE ON THE Al'l'LICATIONS OF STUDENTS.

The Assembly called for the report of the Committee to whom were referred the
applications of Presbyteries on behalf of students, which was given in and read by
Mr. J. Carruthers, in the absence of the Convener, Dr. Moore.

On motion of Mr. Carruthers, duly seconded, it was agreed to receive the report
and consider its recommendations seriatim.

The following were the recommendations : —

1. That the application of the Presbytery of Sydney on behalf of Mr. Melville F.
(rrant, M.A., for leave to license him be granted.

2. That the application of the Presbytery of Inverness for leave to license Mr.
R. P. Murray be granted.

3. That the application of the Presbytery of Wallace for leave to license and ordain
Mr. J. H. Hattie be granted.

4. That the application of the Pi'esbytery of Algoma for leave to ordain Mr. James
Steele, Catechist, be not granted.

5. That the application of the Presbytery of Sarnia on behalf of Mr. Robert Bar-
bour be granted, and that he be allowed to enter on the first year in Theology, on
condition that he attend classes in Philosophy and pass satisfactory examinations in thf.:
subject.

6. That the application of the Presbytery of Superior on behalf of Mr. James L.
King be granted ; that he be given the standing of a student who has completed his
first year in Theology ; that he take his second jwar extra-murally, and if his examina-
tion is satisfactory to the Presbytery, they may certify him to the College next year as a
student who has completed his second year in Theology, and report their action to the
nox; 'jeneval Assembly.

, . That the application of the Presbytery of Superior for leave to ordain Mr. James
Russell be granted, with transfer to the Westminster Presbytery.

8. That the application of the Presbytery of Regina for leave to ordain Mr. Camp-
bell H. Munro as a missionary to the Indians be granted.

9. That the application of the Presbytery of Calgary for leavo to license Mr. W,
Simons be granted.

10. That the application of the Presbytery of Kamloops for leave to ordain Mr.
Boyle be granted.

On motion of Mr. Carruthers, duly seconded, the Report as a whole, thus amended,
was adopted.

HEl'ORT OF COJIMITTEE ON RECEPTION OF MINISTERS.

The Assembly called for t'.o report of the Committee to whom were referred applica-
tions from Presbyteries to receive into the ministry of this Church ministers from other
Churches, which was given in and read by President Forrest, who moved the reception of
the report and the consideration of its recommendations. The motion was seconded and
agreed to. After consideration the recommendations were adopted, as a whole, as
under : —

1. The application of the Presbytery of Minnedosa en behalf of Mr. Robt. Gow,
formerly of our own Church, but lately of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.

Recommended : That leave be granted.

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2. The application of the Presbytery o'f Quebec on behalf of Mr. Placide Boudreau,
a native of Canada ; also from the Presbyterian Church in the United States.

Recommended : That leave be granted.

3. The application of the Presbytery of Victoria on behalf of Mr. D. A. MacRae,
B.A., formerly of our own Church, but recently of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States.

Recommended : That leave b& granted.

4. The application of the Presbytery of Winnipeg on behalf of Mr. J. C. Madill,
formerly of the Congregational Church in Toronto.

Agroed : That the application be declined.

5. The application of the Presbytery of Westminster on behalf of Mr. J. Reid, a
minister of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, who has been labouring for a
year within the bounds of the Presbytery.

Recommended : That the Assembly declare that the reception of Mr, Reid by the
Presbytery was irregular, and, inasmuch as there are no papers before the Committee,
decline to receive Mr. Reid.

6. The Presbytery of Hamilton makes application on behalf of Mr. J. Booth, LL.D.,
originally of the Free Church, Scotland and latterly of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States.

Agreed : That inasmuch as Dr. Booth has not appeared before the Committee, the
case lie on the table till next meeting of Assembly.

7. The Presbytery of North Bay makes application on b^hp'f of Mr. E. W. Watson
B.A., of the Congregational Church, England.

Recommended : That leave bo granted.

8. The Presbytery of Westminster makes application on behalf of Mr. William H.
Gray, formerly of our own Church, but latterly of the Presbyterian Church in New
Zealand.

Agreed : That the application lie on the table till next Assembly.

The Commitee calls attention to the fact that strong complaints were made by
several representatives of Presbyteries that the late date at which several of the circular
letters were received made it impossible for Pre.ibyterial action to be taken.

The Committee also calls the attention of the Assembly to the fact that only one
applicant for admission has complied with the law of the Church in appearing before the
Committee.

LOYAL ADDRESSES.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Loyal Addresses, which
was submitted by Dr. Herridge, Convener.

The first presented was the draft of an address to Her Majesty the Queen, which,
on motion of Dr. Herridge, duly seconded, was adopted.

The second was the draft of an- address to His Excellency the Governor-General
and which, on motion of Dr. Herridge, duly seconded, was adopted.

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REPORT OK THE COMMITTEE ON SABBATH SCHOOL REPORT.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Special Committee to whom it was re-
mitted to consider the suggestions of the Sabbath School Committee's Report regarding
Synodical Field Secretaries, which was given in and read by Dr. Moore, Convener, who
moved its reception and the adoption of its recommendations.

The motion was seconded and agreed to. They are as follows : —

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1. That the General Assembly refer to the several Presbyteries and Synods of the
Church the question of a Sabbath School and Field Secretary for each Synod, the Presby-
teries tu report to their respective Synods and the Synods to report to the next Assembly.

2. That a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars be granted out of the Children's
Day Collection to prepare an othcial list of all schools and Superintendents in our Church,
and for such clerical work as will enable the Sabbath School Committee to present the
most accurate returns possible to the next Assembly.

',i. That the travelling expenses of the six Synod Cor.veners to the September meet-
ing of the Assembly's Sfbbath School Committee be paid.

REPORT OF COMMITTKE ON EXKCl'TIVE FOR CHURCH.

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The Assembly called for the Report of the Coninw- '^ee on an Executive for the whole
Cliurch, which was given in and read by Dr. Moore, Conretier, and is as follows : —

The Committee re the Executive for the whole Church, appointed by last Assembly,
and instructed to report to this u eting, begs leave to report progress and asks to be
continued for another year. The > ; mittec also asks that it be strengthened by the
addition of the following names : L laa. John Hay, James Cormack, D. M. Ramsay,
Thomas Nixon, Daniel Strachan, th Jloderator, Dr. Sedy^yvick, M in Inters ; John R.
Reid, R. H. Cowley, James Moodie, F. T.Frost, M.P., and Alexander (i. Farrell,
Elders.

The Committee will thuii stand as follows : —

Rev. William Moore, D.D,, Gonrener ; Rev. Drs. Pollok, Laing, R. Torrance, Sedg-
wick, W. D. Armstrong, R. Campbell (Clerk), Herridge, Messrs. J. H. Ratcliffe, James
Cormack, D. M. Ramsay, John Hay, Thomas Nixon, Daniel Strachan, Ministers ; John
R. Reid, R. H. Cowley, James Moodie, F. T. Frost, M.P., and Alexander G. Farrell,
Elders.

Dr. Moore moved the reception and adoption of the report.

The motion was seconded and agreed to.

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MANUAL, FOR FAMILY WORSIIH'.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Uniformity of Worship
and on the preparation of a Manual for Family Worship, which was given in and read by
Dr. Moore, Convener, and is as follows . —

The Committee on Uniformity of Worship and on the preparation of a Manual for
Family Prayer, beg leave to report that owing chiefly to the absence of the Convener
from Canada, the Committee has been unable to comply fully with the two instructions
given to it by the last (General Assembly — the preparation of a Directory for Public
Worship and the preparation of a brief manual for family prayers. Some progress has
been made. Forms have been prepared for the licensure, ordination and designation
of ministers, and an edition of the manual for family devotion has been printed at the
expense of the Convener. The Committee is not willing to submit copies of this to the
Assembly until it has been repeatedly revised.

It may be necessary, therefore, to issue several editions liotli of the proposed Direc-
tory and of the Manual, and this cannot be done without some expense.

Your Committee therefore recommend that the General Assembly authorize the
Convener of the Committee to draw upon the Treasurer of the Church for money to
meet the necessary expence of the Committee for printing, etc., up to the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be paid from the Assembly Fund. The motion was seconded and
agreed to.

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t MINUTE KKLATINd \0 THK SERVICKS OF l>R. M'MILt.AN.

The following minute was, on motion of Mr. E. Scott, seconded by Mr. R. Murray,
unHniniousIy adopted : —

The General Assembly deeply regrets the retirement of the Rev. John McMillan,
D.D., from the Home Mission Committee, Eastern Section; records its high appreci-
ation of his zealous and unremitting labors for twenty-five years as a member of the
Committee, and its Convener for eighteen years, and tenders heartiest thanks for this so
lon^ and successful management of a most important department of the work of the
Church.

COMMITTKE ON SOCIAL WOKSHIl'.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the motion of Dr. Scrimger to eliminate
certain portions from the book on " Aids to Social Worship," before sending it down to
Presbyteries for their consideration.

Dr. Sedgwick moved in amendment, secpnded by Mr. C. B. Pitblauj : —

That the Committee be instructed in any amendments that may be made in the
Manual submitted to the Assembly, to have due regard in the future as in the past, to
the mind of the Church, as that is ascertained through the Presbyteries.

A vote being taken, the amendment was lost, and the motion was afhrmed as the
judgment of the house.

It was then moved by Principal Grant, seconded by Mr. W. T. Wilkins :—

That the Assembly authorize the appropriation of a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100) to defray the expenses of the Committee during the ensuing year.

The motion was carried.

Principal Grant also moved : —

That the names of Principal Patrick, Professor Kilpatrick, Messrs. Pringle and E. A.
Henry be added to the Committee.

The motion was seconded and agreed to.

ADDITION TO CENTUKY FUXD EXECUTIVE.

It was moved by Dr. Campbell (Agent of the Fund), seconded by Dr. Warden, that
Principal Grant, Principal Mac Vicar and Dr. Robertson be added to the Century Fund
Executive.

The motion was carried.

The Assembly adjourned to meet in this place this evening at a quarter to eight
o'clock, of which public intimation was made, and this Sederunt was closed with the
benediction by the Moderator.

SEVENTEENTH SEDERUNT.

At the same place, on tlie same day, at a quarter to eight o'clock in tlie evening :

The General Assembly met, as per adjournment, and was constituted with devotion-
al exercises. Dr. Scrimger leading in prayer, at the request of the Moderator.
The Minutes of the afternoon Sederunt were read and confirmed.

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KKOOKliM UK TUJ- .SYNOD Ol" HAMILTON AND LONDON.

The Convener of the Committee appointed to examine the Records of the Synod of
Hamilton and London, reported that the Records had not reached the Assembly. The
Clerk was instructed to correspond with the Clerk of this Synod on the matter of the
ah*e.<ce of the Record, and to instruct him to see that the Record for the past year,
as well as those of the next year, oe preseniod to next Assembly.

THB DOMINION ALLIANCE.

There was read a communication from the Secretary of the Dominion Alliance for
the total suppression of the Lic^uor Trahic, recognizing the stand the Assembly has taken
on the (question which the Alliance aims at promoting, and asking the Assembly to
appcint four representatives on the Council of the Alliance. On motion, duly seconded,
Dr. MacTavish i*nd Messrs. A. L. Geggie, G. R. Fasken and J. Winchester were
appointed such representatives, whose names the Clerk was instructed to forward to
the Secreta^v of the Alliance.

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PETITION ON BEHALF OF MRS. OK.ORflE LAW.

There was presented and read a memorial from the Presbytery of Melita craving
that some allowance be made from year to year to the widow and orphan daughter of
the late George Law, Missionary within the bounds of the Presbytery, from the
IMinisters' Widows' and 'Orphans' Fund. In view of the fact that the memorial had
come to hand since the Assembly n.et and the Assembly had no information whether the
late Mr. Law wa.j connected with the lund and had regularly paid his annual rate, it
was agreed to remit the Memorial to the Committee of the Ministers' Widows' and
Orphans' Fund, Western Section, that they might deal with it in accordance with the
regulations.

OVEKTURE OF SYNOD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

There was also presented and read an Overture from the Synod of Britisli. Columbia,
craving that in view of the great diversity of conditions in mission fields, the General
Assembly give the Home Missions' Committee of the Synod discretionary power to
increase the scale of salaries of ordained missionaries to the extent of two dollars ($2)
per Sabbath.

The Overture was remitted to the Home Mission Committee, Western Se on.

TRANS-DANUBIAN ASSEMBLY.

There was read a communication, forwarded by the General Assembly of the '^.ans-
Danubian Reformed Churches in Hungary, asking aid from the Assembly toward the
erection of a Martyrs' Memorial Church at Pozsony, Hungary.

The Clerk was inetructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication, and to say
that ;:he Canadian Church, as a branch of the Alliance of the Reformed Churches,
would be joined in such action as the Alliance may take in the matter.

ALLIANCK OF REFORMED CHURCHES.

There was presented an^ read a communication from the Executive Committee of
the Western Section of the Alliance of Reformed Churches, intimating that Principal
Mac Vicar was appointed to represent the Alliance at the General Assembly. Dr. Mac-

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Vicar was heard in explanation of the HiinH,-o)ijeotH and aci.'ieveMents of the Alliance,
M\d the Agent of the Church was instructed to pay over to the Treasurer of the
Alliance the sum of throe hundred dollars, us the (|Uota of the Presbyterian Church
Canada to the expennos of the Alliance.

I'ETITION OK I'ltKSIIYTBKY OK AMKAX /V LAIlRADOB MISSION.

The Asseniljly resumed consideration of the I'o^ition from Halifax Presbytery in
the mutter of supplying Labrador with adequate nuHsionary services. The motion
ofl'ered at a former Sederunt was withdrawn with the leave of the house, and the following
motion by Dr. McLaren, seconded .by Principal MacVicar, was carried unanimously : —

That the Presbytery of Halifax be authorized to ordain to the Gospel Min strv any
Theological student in whose fitness for the ministry they have confidence, and to
authorize him to exercise his gifts in the mission field of Labrador, but said student
so ordained shall not be eligible for a call until ho has completed his studies and has
received the sanction of the Synod in the usual manner.

It was then moved by Dr. Moore, seconded by Mr. E. ll. Hutt, and resolved:

That the (luestion relating to the administration of the ordinances of Baptism
and the Lord's Supper, and the celebration of marriage in mission fields in Canada,
whether under the Home, French or Foreign Mis.sion Committees, be sent to a committee
with instructions to frame a comprehensive measure which may meet the practical needs
of the Church in all the Provinces, to report the same to the next (ieneral Assembly.
The committee to be named by the Moderator.

The following were named by the Moderator such committee : —

Dr. Moore, Convener ; Dr. R. Campbell, Clm-k ; Dr. Scrimger, Dr. Sedgwick, Dr.
McMillan, Dr. McLaren, Professor Baird, Dr. R. P. McKay, D. McCormack, Q.C.,
W. Mortimer Clark, Q.C., Hector Mclnnis, .Judge MacTavish and M. Hutchinson.

The nomination was approved.

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THE KLDER-MOnERATOR QUESTION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee appointed by last Assembly
to consider whether ruling Elders are eligible to be Moderators in the Courts of the
Church. No report was given in, and the committee was re-appointed with the addition
of Dr. Sedgwick ; Dr. McMullen to be Convener.

GREETINGS TO THE UNITING SCOTTISH CHURCHES.

The following resolution offered by I'rincipal Caven and duly seconded, was carried
unanimously : —

The General Assembly having learned that the union of the Free Church and the
Unitec' Presbyterian Church of Scotland is appointed to take place in October next,
desires to express its cordial congratulations, and earnestly prays that the Divine bless-
ing may rest abundantly upon the United Free Church. Further, the General Assembly
appoints the Rev. Andrew Robertson, of St. John a, Newfoundland, and the Rev.
Thomas Fowler, Halifax, to convey its salutations to the United Church.

UISTKIBUilON OF PROBATIONERS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Special Committee appointed to consider
suggestions regarding the Probationers' scheme, which was given in and read by Mr. R.
J. M. Glassford, Convener, who moved its reception and the consideration of its recom-

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inendationn Hfiuithn. The motion wam Reoonded, And Agreed to. Thtt reoommendHtioni,
AH tinMlly frAined and adopted, are as folluwa ^—

I. Cotntnitti'i'M,

1. That ft Committee on the nupply of vHcancies be appointed for the WoBtern
(Section of the Church, including the ProvinceH of (.Quebec and Ontario, it not buin^r pog-
Hibio to include the districtH of the Maritime Proviiicea, Manitoba and Britinh ColuinbiA
on account of the extent of territory over which tliey spread, and other geographical
ctmsiderations.

2. That this Committee shall consist of six members appointed annually by the
(ieneral Assembly, ho chosen as to entail the least expense consistent with etHciency.

M. That it shall be the duty of this Committee to meet at least <|uarterly for prepar-
ing and publishing a ((uarterly scheme of distribution and the discharge of other com-
petent business.

4. That they shall call for and receive from Presbyteries in the Section reports of
the names of all vacanci.<s in their bounds pre))ared to call, and the names of Licentiates
and Ministers without charges available for employment among these vacancies.

5. That in pre))aring the roll of Licentiates and Ministers without charge, applying
for appointments, care shall bo exercised to have it composed only of those whose ([uali-
fications fulfil the re(|uirements of the Presbyterian Church.

S. That each Licentiate or Minister may have his name continued for appointments
two yoars from the date of its insertion oi/ the roll, when it shall be drop[)t>d, unless
satisfactory reasons can be assigned for its being retained for a longer period.

7. That in making distribution, the Committee shall observe such order as is most
likely to secure a hearing for the probationers in all the vacancies, thus giving the o[)por-
tunity of mutual ac([uaintance.

' IL Proliatidtti'rx,

1. That the roll of Probationers shall consist of all Licentiates and Ministers with-
out charge, certified by Presbyteries and accepted by the Committee.

2. That in the order of names a distinction shall be made between Licentiates and
Ministers, the first place being assigned the latter.

•i. Probationers will be expected to fulfil the appointments tiiven them, unless
relieved by the Presbytery to whose bounds they are sent, notice of such relief to be at
once sent to the Committee, who may appoint others in their places.

4. It shall be competent for the Committee to withhold or withdraw appointments
from probationers against whom formal complaints of inefficiency or unacceptableness
have been made by several congregations in which they have officiated, and also from
probationers who, without sufficient cause, have failed to f' til their appointments, due
intimation to be sent to them and to the Presbytery certifying them.

5. The Committee shall send a copy of the list, as socm as completed, to each Pro-
bationer on the list, and to the Convener of supply in each Presbytery to which they
appoint Probationers ; and Probationers and Conveners of supply are required to ac-
knowledge receipt of such list by the first mail. Probationers are also required to apply
to the Conveners of supply for the Presbyteries to which they have been assigned by the
Committee for necessary information regarding their appointments.

6. In accepting a call, Probationers shall at once give notice to the Convener of the
Committee, and to the Presbytery's Convener in charge of vacancies within whose
bounds he has been assigned.

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OK TIIK I'ltKHHYTKIUAN CIU lU'H IN CANAIIA.

7, UnlouK in oxcrptioiiftl chhuh, l*riil)ntinn«r« ure Ut nMimiii in th« vHCdnoy thnmnh
tho week, and inulorUko Miich |))wti>r.il w<irk nn nmy l)o roi|iiiriul by tlin SesHiuii.

[II, Pi«nl>yli-tit>M,

I. Thro*) wnokH hufiiro the cluno of tmoh quKrlnr, I'roHliyterioH hIihII, t.liroiij^h tho
Ooiivonor of fjiiiir <M»mmittoo <in t,li« Biipply i>f viK^ani-ieM, repurt tn tho (,'onvoner of tho
AMBenilily's C<iniiiiittoo vHciiiuios in their hounds propured to call for at least ono-half
Hupply SahhrtfhH of tho ([uarter.

'J. That they report the naniea of all I.icentiatoH opi-n to appointnionts at the time
of licensing theuj, and tho namoH of miniHtern availahlo for work, hut those shall ho only
of mich as have had «t.ited ohar>,'o of congrot,'ation8 in thoir iioundH for a period of not
leHH than four years, unlesH in some special casos.

.'{. That a name which has once appeared on the roll shall not ho admitted a second
time unless the person has withdrawn to engage in mission work under a Preshytery, or
the iloiiie Mission Conuiiittoe, or from home special reason.

4. Tho attention of Preshyteries is called to the regulation in force that " Students
shall not he employed to till tho pul[)it8 of congregations prepared to call, except in
cases of special emergency ; nor shall ministers in settled charges he employed to tho
exclusion of those on the Roll of the Committee, except hy special permission of the
Preshytery."

5. That in making application for supply each (piarter, Proshytoiies shall have
opportunity of stating ohjections to the appointment of any prohati<mex on tho list, and
shall send the same to the Committee for their consideration.

IV. Rp/minieration.

That the following scale of remuneration ho re(iuired for the services of each pro-
hationer per week, with board : —

In vacancies in which the salary paid the former pastor was $1,(M)0, or less, $10 ; in
vacancies in which the salary jtaid the former pastor was more than $1,(XK), $1 addi-
tional for each $100, or fraction of §1(K> above $1,000.

CHl'Kcn r.lFK AND WOUK.

The Assembly resumed consideration of the report on the Life and Work of tho
Church, the recommendations of which, as set forth in the appendix, were considered
ficriatlin. The last clause of the third recommendation after "public opinion" was made
to read " Until the fullest emancipation of the people from the power of this traffic, that
is possible of attainment, has been reached." On motion, duly seconded, the recom-
mendations as thus amended were adopted as a whole, and are as follows : —

1. That an earnest effort be made by pastors and ottice-bearers in all our congrega-
tions, to secure contributions to all the Schemes of the Church from all the members
and adherents, and that the methods for collecting for the Schemes, where it is neces-
sary, be so adjusted as to secure this desirable end.

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2. That pastors bring before the congregations the subject of the Life and Work of
the Church as brought out in the reports, in such a manner as may seem to them best
fitted to engage the interest of the people.

3. That pastors continue to use such measures as they deem wise to strengthen the
temperance sentiment of the people, to inculcate the privilege and duty of total absti-
nence, and to ripen public opinion until the fullest emancipation of the people from the
power of this tratiic, that is possible of attainment, has been reached.

SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

The Assembly called for the Report of the jmmittee on Sabbath Observance, which
was presented, in the absence of the Convener, by Mr. D. D. McLeod, and which, Deing
printed and in the hands of members, he called attention to in Lis r^marka. The fol-
lowing motion, made by Mr. D. D. MacLeod, seconded by Principal Caven, was
adopted : -

The (ieneral Assembly would again solemnly testify against the desecration of the
Lord's Day by unnecessary labour, by mere pleasure-seekers, or in any other way incon-
sistent with the Word of God. The General Assembly would most cordially encourage
our Presbyteries, Sessions, and the whole body of our people, in every effort to secure to
all citizens their right to observe the Lord's Day as a day of rest and worship.

MR. SWARTOTIT'S ORDINATION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee to whom was referred the
Petition of the Synod of British Columbia regarding the ordination of Mr. Swartout,
whioh was given in and read by Dr. R. P. MacKay, and v as follows : —

Inasmuch as the General Assembly in eighteen hui,Jred and ninety-seven granted
the prayer of the Overture of the Presbytery of Victoria to ordain Mr. Swartout, on the
condiuon that he pass a satisfactory examination upon a course of study prescribed by
the Presbytery ;

Inasmuch as Mr. Swartout has complied with these conditions to the satisfaction o^
the Presbytery ;

Inasmuch as, in the interests of the Mission, it is highly important that Mr. Swart-
out should have power to dispense ordinances and solemnize marriage amongst the
Indians ;

Therefore your Committee recommend that ordination be granted to Mr. Swartout
and that it be referred to the Foreign Mission Committee to make the necessary arrange-
ments to give effect to this decision.

On motion of Dr. MacKay, duly seconded, the report was received, and the Assem-
bly decerned in terms thereof.

NEW STATISTICAL FORMS.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Special Committee appointed to consider
when the new statistical forms, which last General Assembly resolved to adopt, should
go into effect, and other questions growing out of it, which was given in and read by Dr.
R. P. MacKay, Convener, who moved its reception and the adoption of its recommenda-
tions.

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They are as follows, after amendment : —

1. That the new statistical tables adopted last year begin with the year nineteen
hundred.

2. That in the judgment of the Committee it would be better to retain the congrega-
tional year as now, but that the financial table of receipts for the schemes include
contributions received for the ecclesiastical year, it being understood that the ecclesias-
tical year end on the last day of February. The motion was seconded and agreed to.

OVERTURK REOARDINf! TABULATIXO REMITS.

There was presented and read an Overture from the Presbytery of Owen Sound,
which had been transmitted by the Synod of Toronto and Kingston with its approval,
craving the Assembly to order that the Clerks of Assembly tabulate the returns from
Presbyteries on the remits sent down to them and have the result stitched with the
other reports presented at the opening of each Assembly, so as to secure early consider-
ation of the returns. Dr. Somerville was heard in support of the overture.

On motion of Dr. Somerville, duly seconded, the Assembly decerned in terms of the
overture and issued an instruction to Clerks of I'resbyteries to send the returns on
remits to t!:e Clerks of Assembly not later than the first of April in each year.

TERM SERVICE OF RULING Kl HERS.

There was presented and read an Overture from the Presbytery of Owen Sound,
which had been transmitted by the Synod of Toronto and Kingston, but with its dis-
approval, craving that the Assembly give authority to such congregations as may desire
it, to elect elders and deacons for a limited term of years, to be eligible, however, for
re-election at the expiry of such term, and asking that the overture be sent down to
Presbyteries in terms of the Barrier Act. Dr. Somerville was heard in relation to the
Overture, and moved, and it was seconded and agreed to : —

That the overture be received and laid upon the table till next Assembly.

OVERTURE rc CLERKS OK AfSEMHLV.

There was presented and read an Overture from the Presbytery of Toronto, craving
the Assembly to enact in the terms of the Barrier Act that the Clerks of Assembly shall,
Vfftile occupying that position, be entitled to all the rights and privileges of members of
Assembly.

On motion of Dr. Warden, seconded by Dr. Campbell (Clerk), the overture was
laid on the table.

OVERTURE re BOOK OF FORMS.

There was presented and read an overture from the Presbytery of Hamilton,
craving the Assembly at as early a time as practicable, to revise the Book of Forms, in
view of the additions and changes relating to the Church's practice, since the present
edition was issued. The overture was received, and a Committee, consisting of the
Clerks of Assembly, with Dr. Laing and Dr. MacLaren, was appointed to consider the
prayer of the overture and report to next Assembly.

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HOMK MISSION SUPKRVISION.

Communications were read from the Synods of British Columbia and of Manitoba
and the North- West Territories, on the subject of additional b uyerintendence of the
mission tield.

On motion, duly seconded, these communications were received, and it was ordered
that they be referred to the Home Mission Committee, Western Section, with instruc-
tior to report on the same to the next Assembly.

RETURNS re ClIANQINO LKN(!TH OK COLLKOE COURSE.

There were read extract minutes from : —

1. Home Mission Committee, Eastern Section, disapproving of either lengthening
the College sessions or increasing their number.

2. Board of Management of Halifax College, also indicating that in ics opinion no
change is advisable at present.

3. Board of Management of the Presbyterian College, Montreal, signifying preferenco
for four sessions of six months, if there be any change, but opposing the proposal to
change the time of opening and closing the College.

On motion of Principal Caven, duly seconded, these communications were received,
and the Assembly reaffirmed the decision of the Assembly of eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, on the subject in (|uestion.

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CHURCH UNION.

The Assembly called for the Report of the Committee on Church Union. Principal
Caven gave a verbal report, indicating that the Committee had no occasion to meet or
take action during the last year, but suggesting that it might be well to continue the
Committee, as an organ of action, should any opportunity arise for its interposition.

On motion, duly seconded, the Committee was reappointed, and is as follows : —
Principal Caven, Concener; Revs. Dr. Sedgwick, Principal Grant, Principal MacVicar,
President Forrest, Dr. MacLaren, Dr. Laing, W. G. Wallace, B.D. ; Dr. R. P. MacKay,
W. J. Clark, M. McGillivray, M.A. ; Dr. D. M. Gordon, Dr. J. McMillan, and
Messrs. Justice Maclennan, W. B. McMurrich, B.A.,Q.C. ; W. M. Clark, Q.C. ; Judge
Creasor, Dr. J. D. McDonald, M. Leggat, John Cameron, U. McQueen, W. Paul, Colin
McArthur, Hon. D. Smith, R. Murray, J. D. McGregor, Hon. D. C. Fraser, and George
Mitchell, M.P.P.

STATED COLLECTIONS.

The Assembly ordered that the Stated Collections for the Schemes of the Church,
in congregations in which there are no Missionary Associations, be made as follows : —

1. French Evangelization, on the fourth Sabbath of July.

2. Assembly Fund, on the third Sabbath of August.

3. Colleges, on the fourth Sabbath of September.

4. Ministers' Widows and Orphans' Fund, on the third Sabbath of October.

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5. Home Missions, on the fourth Sabbath of November.
G. Manitoba College, on the third Sabbath of December.

7. Augmentation Fund, on the third Sabbath of January, 1901.

8. Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund, on the third Sabbath of February, 1901.

9. Foreign Missions, on the second Sabbath of March, 1901.

Ordered also that all congregations and Mission Stations be enjoined to contribute
to the Schemes of the Church.

Further, that contributions be sent to the Treasurer of the Church as soon as pos-
sible after the collections are made.

VOTES OF THANKS.

It was moved by Mr. A. H. Scott, seconded by Dr. R. Torrance :
That the grateful acknowledgments of this General Assembly are due and are
hereby tendered : — *

1. To the minister of St. Matthew's Church ; to the members of the Session and of
the Board of Management, for the use of their historic building in holding the last Gen-
eral Assembly of the century.

2. To the Committee from the Churches in Halifax, and especially to the Chairman
of that Committee, for the accommodation provided for the commissioners, and for the
excursion so much enjoyed on Saturday afternoon.

3. To the citiisens of Halifax for their kindness generally, and more especially to
the families that have opened bo'.<> hearts and homes for the entertainment of the
commissioners.

4. To the President and Principal of the Halifax Ladies' College for the delightful
evening spent at their invitation.

5. To Senator and Mrs. McKeen for the hoars which were so much enjoyed at
"Maplewood."

6. To Principal and Mrs. Fraser for the opportunity given to members of Assembly
to view the inner workings of the School for the Blind.

7. To the Pastor and members of Fort Massey Church for the reception on Tuesday
evening.

8. To the Press, secular and denominational, for giving to the outside world ex-
tended accounts of the proceedings ; and to the Proprietor of the Halifax " Herald "
for copies gratuitously distributed.

9. To the railway and steamship companies for special facilities of travel granted to
the commissioners, members of their families, and all who had anything to do with the
present General Assembly.

The motion was unanimously carried.

MINUTES.

It was agreed to hold the Minutes of this Sederunt as read and sustained.

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CLOSED.

The business being finished, the Moderator addressed the Assembly, briefly review-
ing the proceedings, and called upon IWr. C. B. Pitblado to offer prayer.

The Moderator then asked the Assembly to join in singing the 122nd Psalm, verses
six to nine, which having been sung, he paid : -

In tho name of the Lord Jesus Christ, only King and Head of the Church, and by
the authority of this Assembly, I now dissolve this Assembly and order another General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada to meet in the City of Ottawa, and
within St. Andrew's Church there, at eight o'clock in the evening, on the second Wed-
nesday in June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one.

The Moderator then closed the Session with the apostolic benediction.

ALLAN POLLOK, Moderator
ROBERT CAMPBELL,
ROBERT H. WARDEN

^' I Joint Clerks of Aiisemhly.

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MINUTES OF COMMISSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
APPOINTED JUNE 21sT, 18P9.

At Toronto, and within the Board Room of Knox College there, the Commission of
the General Assembly named to appoint a Principal and Professor for Manitoba College,
met on Friday the ninth day of February, One thousand nine hundred, and was
constituted with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Warden, at the request of the Chairman.

Sederunt: Rev. Pr'.'iipal Caven, D.D., Chairman ; Rev. D. H. Fletcher, D.D. ;
Rev. Robert H. Warden, D.D. ; Rev. Daniel MacTavish, D.Sc. ; Rev. W. J. Clark,
Rev. J. A. Macdonald and Mr. Hamilton Cassols.

Mr. Cassels was asked to act as Clerk.

The Chairman read apologies for absence from the mieting from Rev. W. T. Her-
ridge, D.D. ; Rev. John Laing, D.D. ; Rev. D. Currie and Rev. Neil McPherson, B.D.

The Chairman also read a letter dated 23rd January, 1900, from Rev. Prof. George
Brvce, LL.D., requesting him to convene the Commission and a further letter from
Pri i. Bryce enclosing the formal application of the Board of Manitoba College to the
Commission, wherein they nominate the Rev. William Patrick, D.D., of Dundee, Scot-
land, for the appointment to the position of Principal of Manitoba College and Professor
of Greek and Hebrew Exegesis therein.

After consideration, it was moved by Dr. Warden, seconded by Dr. Fletcher, and
unanimously resolved that : —

It having been reported to the Commission of the General Assembly by the Board
of Manitoba College that said Board has unanimously nominated the Rev. William
Patrick, D.D., of Dundee, Scotland, to the position of Principal ot Manitoba College
and Professor of Greek and Hebrew Exegesis therein, and that very explicit testimony
to Dr. Patrick's qualifications for said position, in respect of scholarship, skill in teach-
ing, and capacity for administration, had been borne by distinguished ministers in
Scotland and England, the Commission of the General Assembly resolves to appoint and
hereby does appoint the Rev. William Patrick, D.D., to the office of Principal of Mani-
toba College and Professor of Greek and Hebrew Exegesis therein.

It was moved by Dr. McTavish, seconded by Mr. Clark, and unanimously resolved,
that the Presbytery of Winnipeg be instructed to take the proper steps to induct Dr.
Patrick into office at such date prior to the opening of the summer session of the College
as may be convenient and suitable for the Presbytery and Dr. Patrick.

Dr. Warden, as Clerk of Assembly, was instructed to write to Dr. Patrick to inform
him of his appointment, and Principal Caven was instructed to telegraph to I'rofessor
Bryce to inform him of the action of the Commission.

The meeting was closed with the benediction by Mr. Clark.

HAMILTON CASSELS,

Clerk.

WM.

CAVEN,

Chairman.

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REPORT OF THE HOME MISSION COMMITTEE,
WESTERN SECTION, 1899-1900.

To thu Veneiublti

♦,>..'i(. . '.' Atioeinhly :

Tweiity-tive yo. . iiftve . " elapsed since the union of the various branches of the
Presbyterian Church. Durin;^ ti's (]uarter of a century, there has been contributed by
the western section of the Church about one and one-half million dollars for Home
Mission work. The progress made during this period has been very marked. In 1875,
there were 1.S2 mission fields and eighty-six augmented congregations, in the western
section of the church. Since that date 641 new mission fields have been organized,
making a total of 859. Of this number, ninety-three have been merged into other
congregations, 162 are now upon the augmented list, .386 on the list of Home Mission
fields, and 218 have become self-supporting, so that during the last twenty-fivg years the
Home Mission Committee has fostered and helped to self-support 218 congregations, and
raised to the status of augmented charges 162 mission fields, all of which are now
giving generous help to the various departments of the work of the Church.

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REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S WORK.

During the past year forty-two new mission fields have been opened, seven mission
fields have become self-supporting, and twenty-one have been raised to the status of
augmented charges. The accompaning reports show the progress made during the year
in the several Presbyteries, (1) in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and (2) in
North- NVestern Canada.

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC PROVINCES.

We are able to report encouraging progress in various districts within
Quebec our bounds. For some years we thought we did well if we barely held our
own, now we are doing a little more than that, as witness the interesting
work going on at Grande Mere and Coaticook, and the new missions at East Angus,
and Bishop's Crossing, established during the past year. A new church was built at
East Angus and opened in January amid much enthusiasm, the people themselves con-
tributing liberally, and only a small debt remains on the building. A church will be built
at Bishop's Crossing during the coming year, and altogether the prospects are excellent
in this section of the eastern townships. The utilization of our magnificent water power
seems to be putting new life into certain sections of the province, and the Protestant
populati(m is in better heart and altogether the situation generally has taken a turn
forward. Even in our extreme outposts we are pleased to note the hopeful ttuie of our
missionaries and teachers. Our missions are arranged into ten groups, comprising some
twenty-seven preaching stations, manned by seven ordained missionaries, and three
Divinity students.

Expended by conKrogations direct to misHion stations within tho bounds of the
Presbytery, includini,' (isHistance given in erecting new churches, !i?li,;{r»0.

There is nothing special to note in the Montreal I'resbyttr; Homo Mis-
Montreal si'J" fields this year. Montreal West in free fron> debt, "'h Annex pro-
nuHes well, under Mr. Morrow's care, and we are ((uite 1 teful for the
cause at St. Anne's.

During the year one of our two mission fields. East Lancaster, was
Glengarry united with St. Andrew's Congregation, Lancaster, and becomes a strong
charge, now settled and paying a stipend of $1.(W0 per annum. The
other field, Hephzibah Church, Williamstown continues as heretofore, under Rev. K.
McDonald. Mission work is being carried on by the A'ankleek Hill congregatitm at the
Ridge, etc. This field is reported as developing well, and may soon become a separate
charge.

A manse has been erected in Aylwin. One has also been secured in

Ottawa Casselman. A church has been erected, and opened free of debt in Vars.

Bell's Corners and Stittsvilk , ^ been united into one charge, and is

now ministered to by an ordained missionary. A » v station has been formed at Glen

Almond, and joined to the Portland field. Succ ul work has been done in all the

fields during the year.

Some changes have ,. ^n ^ade within the Presbytery l)OundH,

Lanark and which have affected one of c ' mission stations. The work in all the

Renfrew fields has been well maintain>.,J. ilocklift'e still continues to be operated

with Chalk River, so t onr missionary, Rev. G. Campbell, has a

very wide and difhcult parish to overtax . iice shows favourably under Rev. M. D.

M. Blakely's ministrations, fifteen having been added to the communion roll during the

year on profession of faith. Stafford, etc. — Here a radical change has been made.

Osceola has been united with Cobden, thus forming a self-sustaining charge, and so

weakening the mission financially. Notwithstanding this, Stafford Mission is building

a manse for the minister, at a cost of $1,100, of which $100 was contributed by the

Presbytery. The contributions to the Schemes are not being reduced, but rather

increased. Kilialoe was operated along with Madawaska in the North Bay Presbytery

for the winter. During the summer each is operated separately.

There have been no missions advanced to the Augmented list during the year. A
new mission has been established in Lanark, which at the present time meets all the
expenses of its operation, and it is hoped that it will refjuire to exist only for a short time.
The moneys raised within the bounds for Home Mission w^ork and not reported are $100
for Scotland Mission Manse, also considerable sums for Lumber Mission work.

This Presbytery has only two mission fields, and in both of them very
Broekville satisfactory work was done during the year. At Stone's Corners, North
Augusta and Fairfield the services were largely attended, and eleven
communicants were added to the roll. Needed repairs and improvements were made
on the church property in two of the stations. The people are entering upon the
summer's work in good heart and we look for encouraging results. Morton, Lyndhurst
and Ellisville. — This interesting field also did well. The church at Morton was reno-
vated to some extent, and is now very comfortal)le, eight ct)mmunicants were added
during the year. Both fields ho{)e soon to be able to support ordained missionaries.

There are fifteen mission fields in this Presbytery, as against seventeen
Kingston at last report. Ardoch, etc., has been added to the Wilbur field, and
Marmora, etc., has been put on the Augmentation list. There are now
twenty-six churches, one having been built and opened in Marmora village. There are
seven ordained missionaries within the bounds, the Rev. W. H. Cram, M.A., having
been recently appointed to Ernestown, Bath, etc., all of whom are doing well.
Deseronto, West End, etc., and Demorestville, have i)een su])plied the whole year
by students. Every field, so far, has received the full grant. Very .seldom has any of
them except Demorestville paid the missionary in full. Matawatchan, etc., only
re(iuired $2.00 of the $.%00 grant per Sabbath, for last summer student supply.
Eight fields were served by students last season. During the winter months, the
more distant ones had three day.s supply at Christmas, while Consecon, etc., was
supplied eleven Sabbaths. Every mission field except three reported contributions

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to the Sohemc.-i of the Church, including Home Missions. No report has been
received of money given by congrogations to mission fields within the bounds.
Deputations of members of Presbytery visit the fields yearly, en()uire into their
condition, the progress made, and dispense the nacraments of Baptism and the
Ldrd'H Supper. Thirty Sabbath schools are reported with an aggregate average attend-
ance of 7<)5.

There nro three mission stations in which we cannot for some yeurs
PeterbOPOUfirh expect any great growth, because of the character of the coun'^ry.
Our most difHcult field to operate is Cardiff, etc. The con-
gregation is widely scattered, and the bolt of territory between these stations is very
rugged. Apsley and Clydesdale are somewhat more encouraging;. The first mentioned
place has fre({uently given promise of permanency, but the presence in a small village and
in a very poor country, of Methodist, Episcopalian and Presby erian preachers has
interfered with this. At Clydesdale things are dlHerent. Thore is no other wurk and
the people are hearty and interestad, and purpose building a new church this year, for
which almost the entire amount has been subscribed among themselves. Lakehurst and
Rockcroft is our most ttourishing mission. The former has been organized for some
years, and is very well managed. Though crippled somewhat with a debt for their
present church, they struggle on in good spirit. At Rockcroft we have been successful
in purchasing a comparatively new church, with splendid eciuipment in shape of a shed
and upper hall, together with a nice parcel of ground. For this these few heretofore
unorganized families subscribed $1(X). From friends they procured $100, and the
Presbytery assisted them with a balance of $50. They are very happy in their new
quarters, and with an organ given by a lady in Peterborough, and a good student
missionary much is expected this year. Our Committee has it as their object to so
interest our young people throughout the Presbytery with the importance of this work
that the General Assembly's Committee may be relieved of or assisted in the cost of
maintenance.

There are no mission stations within the bounds of this Presbytery
Whitby and all the regular charges are self-supporting, with the exception of
one, Ashburn and IHica, which receives aid from the Augmentation Fund.

The mission fields of this Presbytery have done as well as could be
Lindsay expected of them. All three are in the north country, where the canoeist
finds a paradise, but the farmer can scarcely make a living, and the farmer
is the object of the Churches care, and the source of the fields contributions.

Minden and Haliburton has been in charge of Rev. James Gilchrist, who has
brought to that wide and rough parish considerable Home Mission experience, a strong
constitution and a stout heart. The last station of the four in this field to erect a church
sets about the work this summer. Coboconk and Kinmount is a field, long, narrow,
deeply cut into by several lakes, and quite sparsely settled. Rev. Hugh Brown is in
charge. Sebright and Uphill is a student's field. Mr. P. W. Currie and Mr. A. A.
Scott have done successful work in turn during the past year. In all of these fields
here are rumors of pulp concessions, development of iron, copper, gold or corundum
mines, new railway lines, etc., etc. The happy era of commercial prosperity is just
beyond the skyline. Perhaps it may soon dawn.

The work in the various mission fields (seven in all) was well maintained.
Toronto Fairbank and Fisherville have passed from the Home Mission list, and is
now an augmented charge. Malton has become self-sustaining, and it is
hoped that Swansea will not require a grant.

St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, has maintained the mission in St. Andrew's
Institute with much vigor, at considerable expense, besides paying oflf $1,200 of the
debt. Central Church maintained Elizabeth Street Mission at a cost of over .$550.
William Street Mission was worked by Erskine Church at a cost of $470. Claremont
Street Mission, by West Church at a cost of $780.

Last year we reported four mission fields. This year we have only

Orangeville one to report, and that one is supplied by an ordained missionary.

Proton Station has been united to Flesherton and Eugenia.

Caledon East and Tarbert and Keldon, have been raised to the status of augmented

charges, with good prospects of soon becoming self-sustaining. Corbetton and River

view, is supplied by an ordained missionary, the Rev. G. C. Little. No new fields

openud duriiif^ the ye»r. All money raised within the boundn of PreHhytery, ■<» fur
as known, hiiH been sent directly to the General ANHemi)ly'H Mission Fund.

Besides the mission stations ni M unkoka, under the sunerintendance of
Barrle Dr. Findlay, there are three r.tission groups, each under the char(,'e of an
ordained missionary. Minesin^, Midhurst, and Kdunvale. — Rev. T. Paton
has labored here for about two ycarj diligently. KtForts were made last year to
strengthen them. Presbytery aimed to induce Minesing and Pldenvale to unite and
place a church building at a point midway between their present places of worship.
This arrangement gave hope of uniting a new Htation with them. The etforts to bring
about these changes were not successful. The Kdenvale l^tation which has used the
small church belonging to another body for years, resolved to build or to procure a build-
ing for themselves. There is more hope of growth in this hitherto weak station than of
those which are cimnected with it. Medonte, includes Victoria Harbor, Moonstone and
Vasey. — These stations have been supplied acceptably l)y Kov. (Hoorge Craw for
about five years as ordained missionary. The field of labor is difhcult, owing to dis-
tances between the congregations and the roads in a hilly country. The Presnytery has
appointed a committee to visit the charge and see whether it should not be put on the
fooling of a charge receiving aid from the Augmentation Fund. They contributed last
year 8100 for the Schemes, $38 of it ro the Home Mission Fund. Wyevale, GibKons,
and Van Vlack. — Rev. A. Edington has labored here for about eighteen monthrt. The
stations are not strong in number or means, yet they deserve the support of the Home
Mission Fund. There are earnest workers in the tirst and third named. Gibson's is
very weak. It is not likely to become a populous district.

During the past year several changes have been made in our mission
Owen Sound fields, for the purpose of consolidation and thereby curtailing expense.
Crawford, formerly worked in connection with Williamsford, has
been transferred to the Presbytery of Bruce, being now part of the pastoral charge of
West Bentinck, etc. There was some anxiety as to the future of VVilliamsford when
separated from Craw ^'d, but the difficulty has been overcome by another re-adjustment.
Desboro, which f(jrmed part of the settled charge of Keady and Peabody, asked the
Presbytery to b'j separated from the other two congregations and to be united with
Williamsford. The request was granted, and the result has so far proved very satis-
factory. Keady and Peabody have developed increased strength and are now about
to call a minister, whilst Desboro and Williamsford, though at present supplied by a
student, are looking for an ordained missionary in the fall.

During the past winter, Mr. VVm. Martin has done good work in the Indian
Peninsula, as indicated by the increased liberality of that field, notwithstanding the
determined effxirts of the Latter Day Saints to proselytise that whole district. The only
other field in care of the Presbytery, is Lion's Head and Lindsay. Mr. Sieveright has
done faithful work there and has considerably extended the field, almost necessitating a
sub-division. Mr. Sieveright's term has now expired, and a new man is wanted for this
district, one with Gaelic being specially requested.

With regard to Home Mission work in the PresViytery of Algoma there is
Algoma but little to add to what has been reported oy the Rev. Dr. Findlay,
Superintendent of Missions. As some indications of progress it may be
stated that last winter some fifty-five new communicants were received, and that more
would ha' e been received had communion services been held on all the fields ; also that
the contributions of our mission fields to the Schemes of the Church were considerably
larger than formerly, and further, that at least ten of our mission stations are building
churches this year, or are preparing to do so. On some of the older fields where there are
no new settlers coming in, and very little prospect of any coming, there is little or no
growth reported or to be expected. Yet these fields cannot be abandoned nor neglected.
At many other points, however, the outlook is decidedly hopeful. At Little Current,
for example, where the lumbering industry is being revived on a large scale, and where
the ])opulation is likely to be almost doubled within a year, the litth; congregation ia
recovering from a period of depression and weakness, and agrees now to raise $4fX) a
year towards the support of an ordained minister, whereas latterly they could barely
raise $250. At Blind River, where the cause wao almost dead It is being revived in the
8an)e way as at Little Current, and the people are making preparations to build a church.
At Ophir mining operations are already employing a large number of hands, and other

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properties in the iieighhoiirhood are Itfiiig devuloiiud. 'I'liia held iieedH and will likuly
Kxiii ciill for Hii ordained iniiiiNtur. (ioiilaii Kay, hitherto one of our weakont tieldN, ia
looking u|>, an more settlurH are coming in and a new railroad, the Algoma (.'ontral, i»
going through. A site haH been secured for the building of a church, nnd some prepata-
tiouH have been made towards its erection. On Manitoulin Inland, Michaul'H May is again
starting up as a liusy village, and thiH Hummer will receive weekly service from the
student supplying the South Iky tield. ( )n the Mills tield, by a slight roarrangenienr, the
missionary there will be anle to give supply every Saltbath to Long Hay, an important
summer resort. For particulars regarding other tieldssee Dr. Findlay's report.

During the present summer the stalt' of workevM on the Home Mission fields of
Algomii Presbytery consists of nine ordained ministers, tifteen students and seven
catechists, thirty-one in all. By these all our tields are supplied for the summer. We
have never had dirticulty to tind supply for all our tields for the summer. Our dilKculty
has been to tind supply for the winter. Last winter several of our tields sutl'ered
seriously through lack of service, and if the tifteen students now at work shall return tu
college as most of them are likely t'» do, next October, the Presbytery will be face to face
again with a serious drawback to the successful carrying on of its Home Mission work,
namely, the lack of service during the winter. The Presbytery earnestly hopes that the
General .Vssembly will take such steps as may remedy this ditticulty, and may furnish
supply for Home Mission tields in winter as well as in summer.

There is nothing of very sjtecial interest in the Home Mission work of
Saugeen this Presbytery during the past year. There are two mission stations,
Mildmay and Ayton, which are growing weaker in conseijuence of the
English people leaving and the (Sermans taking their place. The field is being supplied
by a student this summer, because they are not able to support an ordained
missionary. Cedarville and Ksplin are improving, under the wise and etiicient manage-
ment of the Rev. Mr. McDonald, missionary to that tield for two years. Two new
churches have been erected recently, and it is hoped that this charge will very soon be
self-supporting and have a settled minister over them.

Knox Churcli, Dracon and Metz, were transferred from the list of misnion
Guelph stations, to that of augmented congregations, with the view of encouraging
them to call a stated pastor, and they have been receiving appointments,
in common with other vacancies, from the roll of probationers.

Efforts have been made to procure another station with which to connect Livingston
Church, leaden, and the village of Wellesley was regarded as a suitable place. This was
in the bounds of the Presbytery of Stratford, which made an attempt to work it, but
not having succee 3d it was offered to the Presbytery of Guelph. A deputation was
appointed to visit the field, but it was found that there was no opening, so that Living-
ston Church remains alone, and, so far as present prospects enable us to judge, must
continue for some time. Eden Mills and Gale Church, Elmira, still occupy the standing
of mission stations, the former under the stated care of the minister of Chalmers'
Church, Winterbourne, and the other under that of the minister of Rockwood.

Report of Rev.

Dr. Findlay,

Superintendent

of Northern

Ontario

Missions

Perhaps the chief ditticulty felt in all the Presbyteries, in this
portion of the Church, during the past winter, was the lack of men.
Time was, when it was not a matter of so much importance,
whether men were plentiful or not. If not, the people (juietly waited
till spring. But that day has passed. Our people, with few
exceptions, have come to look differently on the subject and to
conclude that service is just as necessary in the winter months as in
the summer.

The supply was as follows : — Presbytery of Barrie. Three tields vacant, five
supplied as follows, viz : — Two ordained men, one student, one approved catechist, one
catechist. Three of these were received from the Committee in October, and two of
them were obtained afterwards.

Presbytery of North-Bay. — Vacant, four fields; occupied, twenty-one. Of these ten
were ordained men, three were students, two approved catechists, and six were
catechists. Of the twenty-one, fourteen were received through the Committee, and
seven were arranged for afterwards.

Htl

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In the Prenbytory of AIi^diiih, four Holds were v»»C/inli of the twenty-seven mipplied
litHt Hiimmer Of the twenty thre^ Niipplied, Home were only partinlly, for the rennon
given above, laok utf men. Of choNe ^tvin^ iupply, nine were ordained men, tive were
Htiidenta, lix were CHtechiHtn, and thrue approved catechists. Of theae twenty-three,
Hixteen were received from tho Committee, liMd seven were appointed after the ('<*ni-
mittee roHo.

Two or three points here are worthy of notice. 1st. That Hixteen men had to l>n
secured, more than a third of the whole number, after the Committee held its meeting
in Octnlier, which means that Huthcient men were not available from the list of the
Committee. How these men were obtained would form a very interesting chapter in
Home Mission work. Five of them were pastora who had just resii^nud charges in
other pirts of the Church, and were ready to take hold of the work in our neody fields.
None of them, however, were able to enter un the work till after the new year,
impoHing a loss of three inonthH service in each of those tieldH. May their example
prove to others that there ia Homethin^ better for the man who Ih prepared for work
than candidating.

.\nother point in, the comparatively large number of catechists employed, ten out
of a total of forty-three. An a rule the catechiat \h not the most ethcient labourer, and
none more ready to acknowledge thin than the catechist him.self.

Surprise is sometimes expressed that so many of this class of labourers are employed
by us, but what are we to do I Leave our Kelda vacant till something better turns up ?
1 fancy not. This is a matter for the Church to settle through the (ienural .Vasembly.
The fields are waiting for them. Hut till this happy change is effected, I fear we will
have to continue the services of the catechist. The people, as a rule, have no hesitation
in deciding, when the (jueation is, catechist or no supply.

The Holds in each of these I'reabyteries were visited by me during the winter, as
circumstances seemed to recjuire and as time permitted. In the Presl)ytery of Harrie,
Rev. .John Diividson, ordained miasionary, was inducted on January I7th. Mr.
Davidson's services are being highly appreciated by his people, andcorre8i)onding growth
may be expected.

The staff of ordained men was strengthened in the Presbytery of North Hay, by the
presence of Messrs. Watson and Uuy, who were placed at Orrville and Hyng Inlet,
respectively ; by the appointment of Mr. .John Hurnett, formerly of Keady, to Rosseau
for two years, and by the appointment of Mr. F. Smith, formerly of Hradford, to
Mattawa till April.

In the Presbytery of Algonia, we secured the services of Mr. D. McKachren,
formerly of North VVilUamsburg, to Deabarats, and of the Rev. .1. A. McDonald,
formerly of Varna to Richard's Landing, on the Island of St. .Josei>h. Those appoint-
menta indicate growth in the field, yet the growing time is only commencing with u.^, as.
we believe the only remedy for the lack of supply in the winter is to secure the services
of ordained ministers, who will rem'iin on the Held for a series of years, aa rapidly as the
fielda can be brought up to the standard of 8upj»ort. It is with pleasure that we report
that our peoi)le are coming to realize thia, and are found ready, aa they are able, to put
forth the effort necessary to secure thia most desirable end. The presence of theae
brethren in the field ia beginning to toll for the advancement of the work. A*:
Rosseau, a manse is under way for the accommodation of the minister's household. ( <n
the Doabarata field, one church is nearly completed and two others are undor way. ' )n
feL. .Joseph's Island, in addition to the five churches already j-rected, one ia drawing n jar
completion and another ia contemplated during the cominiT summer. At Milltown, a
station on the Held occu])ied by Mr. .Taa. Anderson, crdrtiued miasiorj ry, a new churv'h
has been erected, which will bring three stations intn one common cen're. At Warreii,
a church most creditable in its appointments to thnsa who have had it • construction in
hand, was opened during the winter. Also at I'tcevson, in the Pie.^'ytery of Barrie,
our people have during the past year built for tham^rflvea a nouse la which to worship.
All these things go to show that there is life amontr our people. Though they may be
few in numboi-8 in any one place, for we have lost heavily during the past few years by
the emigration of many of our i)e8t families to the West, especially from Muskoka and
Parry Sound, and though many of them may not be possessed of much of this world's
goods, yet to the extent of their ability, they are ready to do what in them lies for the
upbuilding of the Master's Kingdom.

4.
i1.

In the Presbytery of Algoma, we will occupy thirty-one fields instea x of twenty-
seven, as last year. Of the four additional fields, two are new, the <^roun'' beir^ v^ccupied
this year for the first time. These are the Duck Islands, where ther, is an important
fishing station, also a large saw mill to be in operation this year, ''^ne other is Mount
Nickle, which forms the centre of a number of new mines which are being operated in
the vicinity of Sudbury. The other two fields are caused V)y the rearrangement of the
field at two points, for its more etticient working. Cxore Bay, the capital of the
Manitoulin District, passes off the list of missions and becomes a vacant congregation,
under augmentation.

Mr. H. Broad, ordained missionary, has been appointed to the Michipicoton field.
Between railway construction and mining operations, which will be carried on with
vigor from this time forward, a *'ery important field of operation will be opened to
our representative in this district. We have received from the company owning
the town site at the mouth of the Michipicoton river, the deed of a lot for church
purposes. Little Current will again enjo} the services of an ordained missionary, in
the person of Mr. Robt. Burton. This will give us an addition to this Presbytery of
four ordained missionaries since the beginning of January la^t.

Mr. Hume, who has given excellent service, not only on his own field, but also in
the Presbytery, retires on the opening of navigation, Mr. Garrioch taking his place.
New churches are proposed, in addition to those already referred to, at Burpee, to
replace the old one, which has become too small for the increasing congregation at
Honora, and at White Lake. All these are on the Manitoulin Island.

In the Presbytery of North Bay, a new church will be erected immediately at
Madawaska, on a site granted by J. R. Booth, Esq. It will be chiefly for the
accommodation f)f the men connected with the railway at this divisional j)oint. One
additional field will be worked under the care of th'^ Home Mission Connnittee in
this Presbytery, Mattawa, which was formerly an augmented charge.

We have seen a good deal lately in print regarding the development of Northern
Ontario. The picture has not been overdrawn. I believe there are resources in this,
what some wise acres have been pleased to call "God forsaken country," which the
most knowing ones have little dreamed of. To-day it is a country of running streams
and growing timber and silent rocks. But these waters are being harnessed to machinery,
and the timber is being brought down the streams to give the machinery employment,
and here and there the rocks are no longer silent, for the hand of man is being laid
upon them and perforce they are compelled to yield up their concealed treasures.
This means, among other things, population. Busy crowds of workmen, the
strength of any nation, gathered in the towns, and we venture to say, the cities of
Northern Ontario, changing this raw material into products for the use of man in
every clime. The beginning is scarcely made yet, but it is coming, and with the
coming development, there is surely a duty laid upon us to see that the Word of
Life is provided for those who make our country what it will be. ^

The placing of an ordained missionary at Michipicoton and the opening of a new
mission field at Mount Nickel, indicate that we begin to feel the growth in these new
regions, it also indicates the line of action which it will be ours to follow in the
future.

Meantime we will watch developn;snts in the interests of the people who are
sure during the coming summer to find their way into the country. Railways wil.
be constructed, and new mines opened. Other industries will follow close on the
heels of these. A larger number of saw mills, than ever before, will be in operation
this season, but these are so situated that most of them can be reached by the mission-
aries in the different fields.

There has been contributed to the Schemes of the Church, during the past year,
the sum of $1,550, perhaps a little more, from the mission fields of these three
Presbyteries. (){ this sum, at least §1,000 was contributed to the Home Mission Fund,
and about $.'iOO to Augmentation.

There is but one mission station in our Presbytery— Port Robinson —

Hamilton which is practically at a standstill. We experienced difficulty in securing

suitable supply during the latter f)art of the winter, which did not in any

way improve the prosjjects. In addition to regular contributions to the Home Mission

work of the Church, $()30 were expended on mission work in the City of Hai ilton.

The Mission at North Ekfrid may be said to have been stationary during
London the past year, so far as development in numbers or liberality is concerned.
The Presbytery, however, is now making a strenuous effort to re-arrange
the adjoining congregations, in order to connect it, if possible, with another congrega-
tion, so as to constitute a pastoral charge.

Chatham

Bentpath has built a new church, which was openod this spring, with a
small debt. Finances in better shape than over before. Buxton had no
service in the winter months, but is now under Knox College
Students' Missionary Society for the summer. Harrow is out of debt and doing well
under Rev. A. R. Linton. Morpeth is prospering under Rev. A. A. Laing and the
attendance larger than ever before. The people are taking steps to erect a church. Puce
has had some ditticulties in the past, and Rev. Mr. Yeomans is doing what he can to over-
come them. South Bush, Shoantown and Sycamore is a new field, handed -ver to
the Presbytery by the Knox College Students' Missionary Society last fall, and , doii.j
well. They are building a new church at one of the stations this spring. On tne whole
field good work has been done and substantial progress made, botli materially and
spiritually.

At Sombra and Duthil, which for a year or two was the only Home Mission
Sarnia field in this Presbytery, good progress has ))een made, and the Presbytery,
having obtained a grant from the Home Mission Committee, are preparing
to put an ordained missionary in the field. We hope to have a settled congregation here
in the course of tii»\e. A new station was opened last year in the Township of Ennis
kiljen, and was worked for the sunnner by the Students' Missionary Society »( Montreal
College. This station is now joined with Marthaville and will n.ake a strong mission
charge.

There are no mission fields in these Presbyteries, the country
beuig long settled. With a few exceptions, which derive assistance
from the Augmentation Fund, the congregations are self-supporting and
prosperous.

Stratford,

Huron and

Maitland

This was for many years one of the Missionary Presbyteries of the Church.
Bruce We are so no longer. For the last few years we have had but one mission
field, namely, Salem, Gillies' Hill and Dobbinton. Commissioners from this
field attended our last meeting of Presbytery and asked to be erected into a vacant con-
gregation and promised as salary, $G00. They have therefore been transferred to the
Augmented List.

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NORTH-WESTERN CANADA.

The Rev. Dr. Robertson, Superintendent of Missions for Manitoba, the North- West
Territories and British Coluirbia, reports as follows : —

The year 1899-1900 was perhaps the most prosperous in the history of Home Mis-
sions in Western Canada. Four missions became self-sustaining in the Synod of Manitoba
and the N. W.T., and tiro in the Synod of British Columbia. In the former Synod fifteen
missions were advanced to the status of augmented charges, and, in the latter, four.
Li this way six missions became self-sustaining charges, and nineteen augmented congre-
gations. Thirty-eight other missions in the two synods ([ualified and should have l)een
placed on the augmented list, but the state of the Fund forbade. The expectations of
the people are in this way disappointed, devolopement is arrested and the mission list
left in a congested state.

During the year, thirty-four new missions were organized, .-.ome by

New Missions dividing missions that had become unwieldly and that needed more

frequent supply, and others by the occupation of new territory ; of

these new mi.saions, twelve are in the Synod of Manitoba and the North- West Territories,

and twenty-two in that of British Columbia. The Klondike missions are included in the

latter.

At date there are 115 missions connected with the Synod of Manitoba
Missions and and the North- West rerritories with 4)^8 stations; and eighty-five
Stations missions, with 311 stations connected with that of British Columbia,
making, for both, 200 missions, with 749 stations.

Missions among
Foreigners

Prosperity,
causes of

chase of suppli
and stock, has i-

The (General Assembly's Home Mission Committee voted $3,500
for the extension of mission work amon^ the foreigners in the
Synod of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and $1,500 for
the Syaod of British Columbia. Negotiations are now going on
with the view of securing eight or ten suitable missionf.ries to begin this work. These
foreigners differ from Canadians in language, manners, customs, ethical and religious
opinions, and every effort should be made "^o ev: iigelize, educate and assimilate them.
A medical missionary has been appointed alread" and within a month it is ' xpected two
Hungarian, tvv(j Galician and two German missi-znaries will be at work. Two teachers
are also being aecured, for schools are urgency needed. For people of thi.s kind, it
seems ditticult to secure men of evangelical ' lews and Christian character, hence caution
is necessary. In the interests of patriotis'ii as well as religion, however, the work must
be u»idert;iken and should be vigorously prosecuted. Since these missions are not yet
st-u'tod and the missionaries not yet on the t^ronnd, they are not reckoned in the report.
Through interpreters the gospel has alveady been preached in some of the foreign settle-
ments.

The cauS'iS conviibuting to the prosperity of the work last year and
its extension are many. Good crops and fair prices for grain, cattle and
dairy produce have helped much. The Vjuilding of railways in the
mountains and on the prairie has set money in circulation, in the pur-
and the payment of labour. The large inflow of settlers bringing money
oired confidence. There has been a growing demand for land in old
districts, and pric j have decidedly advanced. Timid, panicky capital has ventured more
boldly of -ecint years west of Lake Superior, establishing branch banks everywhere, so
that, where we iiad only six or eight banks not many years since, we have now over
ninety. This has reduced the rate of interest and stimulated the development of the
resources of the country.

Duriiig 1898 nearly 40,000 immigrants settled in the West, in 1899

ThimigPation over 50,000, and the forecast for the present year is from 70,000 to

75,000. Of the inHow for the past two years about one-half were

foreigners from Northern and Central Europe. This year the {)roportion of English-

spealcing settlers pron'ises to be much larger than for some time past. Great Britain,

Eastern Canada and the United States all contribute to this result.

While many settlers are purchasing land in localities settled for

Where Immi- souie time, yei, the great majority are pushing out into new regions.

grants Settling it is expected that 20,000 will find a home in the Province <■■ 'vl-

berta this season. The land along the Calgary and Edmonton Railwa_^^'

for a considerable distance back, is taken up, and settlement extends down alonj; tht'

North Saskatchewan for sixty miles, The country south of Lethbridge and Macleod ij

also receiving large accesaions, [)rincipally from the United States. Here the Mormons

have their home, and ^heir numbers are rapidly increasing.

Along the " Soo " line of railway and in the Moose Jlountain country,
SOO Railway from 8.0(K) to 10,0(X) are likely to settle ; while along the Regina and
Prince Albert Railway, people are ;.;oing in in successive waves. Settle-
ment ib not only extending back from the railway, but across the North Saskatchewan
and down the river east and south-east of Prince Albert.

Dauphin
District

Within two

The building of the Canadian Northern Railway through the Dauphin and
Duck Mountain District has sent shoals of settlers in that direction. The road
is now finished for about '2(M) uiiles north west frcjin (iladstone, and it is
proposed to Ijuild 100 miles more this season, u]) the Red Deer Valley,
years it is said the road will reach Prince Albert. Since the North
Saskatchewan Valley is one of the finest in the whole West, and settlements are found it
Battleford an.l otlier points along the route, it should not be long ere this northern line
is constructed to Edmonton, and settlers are anticipating the carrying out of this policy
by making homes in advance of construction.

The building of the Winnipeg and South Eastern Railway is opening up

Rainy River a valuable tract of land south-east <if Winnipeg and stimulating settle-

District ment. To the country lying west and south-west of Port Arthur, the

Port Arthur and Rainy River Railway has givvn hope. This section

of Ontario is rich in minerals, and contains millions of acres of farming anJ grazing
lands. Settlement is thickening along the Rainy River, and the develof)ment of mining
and the prosecution of the lumbering industry will provide a market for them and for
such settlers as find locations between I'ort Arthur and Fort Frances.

The raining industry in th.< Kootenay was seriously disturbed List year
Koo'^enay by a severe strike. The British Columbia Legislature passed a law short-
ening the day of miners working underground from ten to eiglit hours.
The mine owners thereupon reduced the day's wages from §.S.5() to $,S.(X). The miners
contended that they had not asked for the reduction of hours, and refused to work for
less than their former wages ; the inevitable followed. The mine owners ottered a com
promise— $3.25 — it was declined. Recently matters have been satisfactorily adjusted,
and the men are at work. By the building of railways, the uroction of smelters, the
installation of improved machinery, the application of electricity, etc., preparations are
being made to increase the mineral output.

Mining in the Yukon is now settling down to the conditions of an ordinary

Yukon industry. The exodus to Cape Nome is largely of the drinking, gambling,

speculative class, whose removal is rather a gain than a loss. American

authorities estimate the gold output of the Yukon for this season at from thirty-two to

thirty-five millions — a larger estimate than over before. The employment of machinery

and the cheapening of supplies will increase the output.

The changes made in the staff in the Yukon may be noted. Mr.
Yukon A. S. Grant withdrew from Dawson, much to the regret of the congre-

Missionaries gation and the general public, and Mr. J. J. Wright, of Lyn, was
aj, pointed in his i)lace. Mr. R. M Dickey, the jjioneer missionary,
sutt'ered in health and resigned. Mr. D. G. Cock took his place. It was represented
that from five to eight thousand men were working along the creeks, for whose souls no
one w.as caring. This spring Mr. Cock was app tinted to labour among them, and Mr. .1.
A. Sinclair, of Bannett, was .sent to supply his place at Eldorado. Mr. .lames Russell,
who has had a good deal of experience in dealing with men, as a missionary in Belfast,
and subsequently at Schreiber, was appointed to Bennett, and to give such supply as was
practicable to White Horse or Closleigh, which is- the head of navigation, which is in the
vicinity of a very valunble copper mine, and to which the railway is to be extended this
season from Bennett. Closleigh is likely to become a town of some importance. Mr.
Pringle, who had such hard service in the Telegraph Teslin District, and who labored
for the past year at Atlin, was granted a furlough of three months, and Mr. (ieorge
Pringle sent to supply the field in his absence. Should the needs of the district re([uire
it, two missionaries are likely to be employed in the Atlin and Pine City districts here-
after.

The changing conditions of the West are dwelt on somewhat in detail, that the
Church may be prepared to provide for the spiritual needs of the present and prospec-
tive populati(jn, and so advance the interests of patriotism and religion.

Since (juestions are being asked continually about tiie foreign inimi-
F0Peig"nerS, grants, it may be well to make a few statements regarding them. Of
Character of the Deukhobortsi, only about 7,500 came to the country. They are
settled in Northern Assiniboia, just outside the Manitoba Itoundary.
I'hey are illiterate, only about four per cent, of them lieing able to read ; their religious
views resemble those of the (Quakers or Friends. The Galicians are settled in colonies,
400 families east of D tminiun City, 250 near Pleasant Home, 1,200 in the Diuphin Dis-
trict, l,(iOO at Edna, forty to sixty miles east of Edmonton, etc. The Germ ms, Swedes,
Icelanders and Finns were settled in colonies too, but of all these nationalities a num-
ber are leaving the colonies for various reasons.

As far as one can judge, the.se people are blessed with average health, and are men
and women of good physiiiue. They do not fiock to cities and towns, but st.ay on the
land, and they gladly accept land that Canadians and others rejected years ago. Men
and women are not afraid of hard work ; they are helping to solve the " servant girl "
problem, and the problem of cheap labour. They have much to learn yet, but they are
apt pupils, and because of their industry and thrift, and their inexpensive mode of liv-
ing, they are sure to jirosper in worldly matters. In faith they are Roman or CJreek
Catholics, Lutherans, or members of the Reformed Church. Althougli they understiiid

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f.i

Eiigliah but imperfectly, the Roman and Greek Oiitholics attend religious services in
cimsiderable numbers, when conducted within their reach, even when the ministers are
Protestants.

Too Few
Missionaries

For a number of years past the supply of missionaries has been in-
adequate for winter service, and the work of the Church has accord-
ingly suffered. List winter sete>i(ee»i missions were without supply, and
several more with only partial supply. This spring, after all the men
available for Western work were selected, there were still fourteen vacancies. Subse-
quently eight of those appointed declined to serve in the West, bringing the vacancies
up to twenty-two. By getting men from Britain and the United States ; by appointing
graduates of the Bible Training School in Toronto, and through the efforts of a few gen-
tlemen who have the interests of the West at heart, a number of these vacancies have
been filled, but eleven missions at this moment stand vacant. This lack of supply has
done great harm in the VVest already ; it has inflicted severe, irreparable losses on the
Church in Northern Ontario, and should be remedied. The supply of men in the
Church seems ample. The moment a prominent congregation in the West is vacant,
letters pour in asking for a hearing — many of them from men who never had a charge.
Were the General Assembly to require all graduates to labor a year in the misdion field
before settling, great relief would come to Home Mission work. And if, while engineer-
ing, law and medical students are salted with heavy fees, the Church exacts no feei from
the theological student, surely it is a small thing that they give ono year's service to
advance her work, especially when they are liberally remunerated. Am.I, if not, why
should the students not pay for their own education ?

The growth of the Church in the I.Iaritime Provinces and the < idei- { „";. of Ontario
is now practically over. With the inflowing stream of populatio i to i 'le West, unless
we make more adequate provision, the same calamity will nvtjroake up that has over-
taken the Presbyterian Church in the United States in connecfiuii with the Western
country. This (jueation of supply should be faced, and now.

Tlie Summer
Session

still continues to give substantial help dui.ng tiie wint'ir. Last
year several students from Eastern collvg.- — notally Queen's — took
their last session in Manitoba Colie£- \ aud entere^:^ on work in the
mission field at on'-^. Others are purf^uing tlie sap'.u course this year
Were more students, while undfc»' /fl'^'ates, to remain one year (icHinuously in the field,
and take one session in Manitoba Jo) leg ^, fJ;v«y would greatly advance the work of the
Church, reduce the enormous bill for ; ravelUd- expenses, and gain Tor themselves an
experience of great v.ilue in l^':^ work >r onra;;r/ ,.on and administ-ation in their future
ministry. Last year thirty-nine studeii'.:^ cteaded the sunim<^r session, and the num-
ber this year promises to be about the same.

By the help of the Church and Manse Board, there were thirty-
Ctiurehes Built four new Church buildings erected last year in the Mission fields
t)f the two Synods.
In all Presbyteries there is a commendable effort being made to remove or reduce
church and manse debts, and the effort is likely to succeed.

Sacraments
Dispensed

Tr crease in

Communi-

canii>

Arrangements continue to be made to have the sacraments of the
Church dispensed in all missions under the care of student mission-
aries.

The returns made showing the accessions to the membership of the
Church are very incomplete, but, as far as they go, they show a
decided improvement on the returns for the past four or five years.
The gains have in some cases risen to sixteen, eighteen, twenty-three
and, in onf case, twenty-six per cent., as e(*mpf»:ud with last year.

c (I tinue to increase in numbers and efficiency, and they are encouraged
Sa'Xtath to i)rooure the li'.erature prepared by our own Church. Many oi the
Se'lOOls schools are Union, but in them the best work is not done, and mission-
aries and people prefer such Sabbath schools as are distinctively Presby-
ir i.T. T'lir-i-e are, in both Synod?, about 440 schools with an attendance of about
2r>,()n>) -4C^olars ; but many of the schools are kept open only six months. In Manitoba

alone there are said to be 20,000 children who attend no Sabbath School ; the propor-
tion in the Territories and British Columbia is larsjer still. With no sowing of the ^ood
seed at home or in the Sabbath School, what shall the harvest be ?

For a number of years past British churches and congregations have
Finances been giving substantial help to establish and extend Home Missions in
Western Canada. They withdrew about $5,000 of the $12,000 or more
given last year, and they inform us that little will be got in future. Efforts
were put forth du'^'ng the year to get Ontario and Western congregations and
individual members of the Church to take up the burden laid down by British people,
and not without some success. The average supplement required to maintain a mission
is about $250 a year, and pledges for the support of thirty-seven missionaries have been
secured. Why should not special contributions enough be forthcoming to support 100
missionaries ? This is a time of unexampled prospqj ity, should not our lavish expendit-
ure on luxuries be generously tolled to advance the interests of patriotism and true
religion ? St.itely churches, cushioned and carpeted, pipe organs and paid singers, do
not comport well with Home Missions and Augmentation deficits and a cramped and in-
adequate Home Mission extension. Deducting the contributions of British Churches, of
the Maritime Provinces and Western Cana''\, the people of Ontario and Quebec con-
tributed last year only about thirty cents per communicant for Home Missions in the
W^est. The evangelization and the assimilation of the hetero<^eneous elements settling in
the West require and deserve a more generous contribution from the rich and [)ro8perou8
Province of Ontario and the wealthy city of Montreal.

The mission fields contribute about two thirds of the salaries of missionaries, and
the Home Mission Committee, one third.

The following figures for that portion of the Churoh west of Litke
Statistics Superior will show the gain since the union of Jf-'To and, as compared with
last year's figures, the gain last year. The retunia nor, being complete, the
figures are only approximate.

1875

1899

1^)00

Synods

Presbyteries 1

Congregations 2

Missions to whites ^0

Preaching Stations (Missions and Congrega-
tions) 34

Ministers (Professors, Pastors, ordainei lis-

sionaries) ... 8

Catechists, Teachers, et al (unordained .... 1

Families, whites 349

Single Persons, whites 226

Communicants, whiles 432

Contributions $5,421

MISSION TO LUMBERMEN.

115

136

198

200

-\025

1,068

214

238

136

142

14,840

1.6,613

9,920

10,035

20,552

24,035

$319,929

$339,125

This mission is administered by a Committee appointed annually by the Syncxl of
Montreal and Ottawa, the work being within the bounds of that Synod. Last year
25,000 copies of books, pamphlets and tracts v.-^re distributed. Several ministers were
engaged for the winter months in visiting the ii juber camps, and much gcjod work was
accomplished at a comparatively small cost. The revenue for the last year did not
exceed $250. This revenue is provided by congregations and friends within the Synod
of Montreal and Ottawa.

STUDENTS' MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

The Home MisHion Committee has been under srreat obligation to the Students'
Missionary Societies in connection with the several Theological Colleges of the Church
for the etticient helj) they have given. The Committee is anxious to bring these Societies
into closer relationship and has so arranged that the fields to be worked by them, will,
instead of being assigned them by individual Presbyteries, be hereafter allocated to them
by the Committee itself. It is desirable that the fields occupied by the Students' Mis-
sionary Societies should have continuous service during the whole year, and a aub-com-
mittee ha4 been appointed to confer with the several College Societies with a view to
accomplish this. During the past jfear work been has carried on l)y these Societies in
fifty Home Mission fields.

This Society has been in existence thirty-one years. During
Montreal College the past summer eight students labored under its auspices, with
most encouraging results. The fields occupied were Portneuf,
Lochaber, Kensington and Verdun, Saguenay, and Lake St. .John, all in the Province
of Quebec, and Bonfi(»ld, Commanda and Nipissing, Killaloe and Tramore, and Enniskil-
len in the Province of Ontario. The Saguenay field was worked by a student having
both French and English. T' .* receipts of the Society amounted to $1,391.63. This
year the Society is working seven fields, one of which is under the care of a missionary
able to conduct services in both French and English.

This Association increased the number of its fields last year.
Queen's College from six to eight. In these eflicient service was given during the
summer months. The following were the places occupied : —
Chelmsford, Canoe Like, French River, St. Joseph's Island and Ilavensworth all in the
Province of Ontario, Orrwald in the Pr *ince of Manitoba, Fairlight in Assiniboia and
Mt. Lehman in B.C. The receipts of thi^; ^society for the working of these fields amounted
to $1,953. '4. Tn addition to this, there wero received from Professors, students and
graduates $325. V-"") towards the Foreign Mission branch of the work of the Association.
This summer the Association is supplying eight Home Mission fields.

The Society in this College was organizad in 1844. It has been
Knox College instrumental in opening up a large number of mi.ssion fields in the
more sparsely settled districts of the country, many of which are now
self-supporting congregations. Last year thirty fields were occupied by the Society,
seventeen of which were worked for six months, seven for five months and six for four
months. In connection with these fields, there are 110 preaching stations with about
650 families. The amount raised by the Society for carrying on their work during the
year was $2 *^91.43. '"liis is exclusive of the amount contril)uted by the fields which
were supplied by the missionaries connected with the Society.

Four fields are worked by this Society, which during the past
seventeen years has rendered splendid service in the Home

Manitoba College

Mission field. The receipts last yeai were $1,320.30

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MISCELLANEOUS.

As reported to last General Assembly, a committee of ladies was organized
in Toronto for the purpose of secuiing funds to send trained missionary
nurses to the newer districts in the Yukon territory An urgent appeal was
received from the Rev. J. Pringle, fir work of thi.s nature to be undertaken
at Atlin, B.C. The Committee were fortunate in securing the services of two earnest
Christian ladies. Miss Mitchell and Miss Tone, both of whom were trained nurses. These
left for Atlin in the beginning of July and immediately began their work. Their

Atlin
Nurses

services have been of L^reat vtilue in that coininuiiity ami have been highly appreciated.
The need of a suitable building in which to carry on their work waw greatly felt, and
through the instrumentality of Mr. Pringlo, a small hospital has been erected, and
according to latest intelligtnce, the nurses are now carrying on their work within its
walls. The contributions rect'vcu by the Ladies' Committee f(jr the supp()rt of this work
amounted to $1,550.15. The expenditure in connection with the outtit of the nurses,
travelling expenses, maintenance, etc., has been soujewhat in excess of this, so that the
fund is at present in debt to the extent of $110. It is hoped, however, that contributions
will be forthcoming with which to meet this indebtedness and enable thi- ladies to carry
on the work, so long as the nece-ssity exists in that district.

At its meeting in March the Home Mis8i<.n Connnittee adopted the following
resolution ; — " The Committee desires to thank most heartily the ladies who were
instrumental in securing the services of nurses for Atlin. The results have been such as
to justify our church in undertaking the work. The Connnittee wttuld also express its
appreciation of the earnest and self-denying work which Miss Mitchell and Miss Bone
have accomplished. Not only have tliey most skilfully and tenderly ministered to the
physical needs of the sick in the hospital and tents, but (iod has signally blessed their
efforts to present Christ and His claims to those who have l)een under their care. The
Connnittee would most earnestly commend the work to the sympathy and hearty support
of the whole Church.

The Rev. A. S. Grant, at the close of his term of service last fall,

Yukon returned from Dawson City, where he was instrumental in bringing

missionaries the congregation to a self-supporting point. The Church has reason

to be grateful for such a mi-ssionary as Mr. (Jrant, who rendered

splendid service in Dawson City at the formative period of its history. Y'our Committee

invited the Rev. J. J. Wright, of Lvn, to succeed Mr. (Irant in Dawson City. iMr.

Wright promptly responded to the ih ,nd left a deeply attached congregation in Ontario

who were most reluctant to part w. ■ him. His services have been highly appreciated

in Dawson City, and although the population there has considerably diminished, the

congregation continues self-supporting. Through the inHuence f)f Mr. Wright, aided by

p. number of active Christian ladies, a comfortable hall has been secured in the centre of

the city for reading room and social gatherings, and made so attractive as to be a counter

influence to the saloon.

The Rev. D. G. Cock, a graduate of the Presbyterian College, Halifax, continues
efficiently to prosecute the work at Eldorado, whero he succeeded the pioneer
misuionary, the Rev. R. M, Dickey, who rstired from the lield last fall, and who, during
a visit to his friends in Ireland, has been rendering valuable service in deepening
interest in our work.

The Rev. J. A. Sinclair has spent the greater part of the year at Bennett, where he
was instrui":"n*:;»i in firecting a comfortable church building. At the request (jf the Com-
mittee Mr. Sinclair thi.' spring ivent north to visit the Creeks, where mining is actively
carried on. His place has Ijceii taken by the Rev. James Russell, who for the last two
or three years has served the church at Schreiber, Ont.

The Rev. J. Pringle spent most of the year at Atlin, his services !>eing highly
appreciated by the whole community. In view of the privations and hardships
experienced by him during the last two years, the Committee granted Mr. Pnngle a
three months' leave of absence. He is now visiting his family and it is hoped will be
present at the meeting of the General .Assembly. During his absence the work at Atlin
and Pine City is being carried on by Mr. George Pringle, whose salary, it is expected,
will i)e met by the people in the field.

Heretofore the work in the Yukon has been administered directly by the Executive
of the Home Mission Connnittee. At its meeting in March, the Committee decided to
place the work under the care of the I'resbytery of Westminster, so that the missionaries
and fields may bear the same relatiotiship to that Presbytery that other Home Mis-ion
fields and missionaries have to the Presbyteries within whose bounds they are. It is
believed that this will conduce to the more effective working of the whole district.

Your Committee have been greatly indebted to the Coh nial
Committees of the British Churches for generous contributiiiis
received from year to year. In addition to 'grants from these Com-
mittees, a large number of congregations iu England Scotland and
Ireland have for some years past contributed for the support of mission fields in the

British
Contributions

:! 'i

"North- West and British Columbm. These contributioiiH were i)ledKed for n period of
three or five years, and averaged about §rJ,(X)0 a year. The period for which these
proiuiseH were given has expired, so that the amount received from this source was, last
year, nearly $5,000 lesH than .the year preceding. Intimation Iihh been received from
many of. the congregations that they will not l)e able to continue their assistance, so that
in future it will be necessary to raise in Canada nearly the entire revenue required for
the conduct of the work. The Committee desire to place upim record their cordial
approciatiim of the valuable help received from the home lands in })a8t years, both in men
and in money.

The Rev. II. M. Dickey, our pi(jneor missionary in the Yukon, being now on a visit
to friends in Ireland, has agreed, at the solicitation of the Co:>>»>iittee, to present the
claims of our work to the Colonial Committees as well as to a nuii.ber of the more
important congregations. Arrangements have been niade for his addressing the
General Assemblies of the Churches in Scotland and Ireland.

At the meeting of the Committee in March, the follownig
Current Year's resolutions were adopted :

Estimates l. That for the year beginning .\pril 1st, 1!)00, a sum not

exceeding $20,500 be granted to the Synod of Manitoba and the
North-West, and a sum not exceeding $213,500 to the Synod of British Columbia, with
$4,(550 additional for the Klondike — these sums to cover the entire expenditure from the
funds of the Commictee (including special work among the Galicians), excepting the
salary and expenses of Dr. Robertson, and the travelling expenses of missionaries to and
from their fields of labour.

2. That these Synods, through their Home Mission Committees, be recjuired to
submit to this Committee, at its semi-annual meetings in March and October, a linancial
statement for the six months then ending ; and accompanying this a report, on the
schedules prepared by this Committee, of the work done during the half-year in the
respective mission fields, with the names of the missionaries, the amounts contributed by
the people, and the appropriations made by the Synod's Committee to the several
fi^ilds.

3. That these Synods, through their Home Mission Committees, be instructed to
submit to this Committee, on or before April 25th annually, a financial statement of the
receipts and expenditure for the year, ending March .'ilst, together with an annual
report -*? the several fields, on the schedules furnished by this Committee."

Thi grants thus made for work in the two Western Synods are about $4,000 in
excess of rhe preceding year. The estimated re(iuirements for the current year are as
follows: —

Ontario and Quebec $29,850 00

Manitoba and the North-West 20,500 00

British Columbia 23,500 00

Yukon Territory 4,650 00

Salary and expenses i>i superintendents 4,300 00

Travelling expenses of missionaries 6,500 00

Expenses of committee and executive, printing, interest,

etc 3,500 00

Proportion of general expenses 1,200 00

$94,000 00

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The Connnittee recommend that the following be appointed the Ex-
;, Executive ecutive for the ensuing year: — Rev. Dr. Warden, Convener; Revs. Dr.
Somerville. Dr. Robertson, Dr. Findlay, Dr. Armstrong, Rev. Messrs.
M.^.W. McLean, A. A. Scott, A. Gilray, Messrs R. Kilgour, .John Penman and Lieut-
Col. McCrae.

Dr. Robertson's
New Position

In accordance with the action of last Assembly, Dr. Robertson
has given much time during the year to his duties as Field Secre-
tary of th' and of the Augmentation Committee. He has visited
many conjj, jgations all over the Church, deepening interest in the

work and securing iiicreftsed contributions on its hehnlf. The value of the sorviceH
rendenid l)y him in this connection will bo more apiunent each succoediii),' year.

Your Committee had before it the question of supply for the
Summer Tourists places visitod by tourists during,' the summer season, more parti-
cularly in the district of Muskoka. The Presbytery of Harrio,
within whose l)ound3 this district lies, have appointed a small committee to arrange for
suitable supply, and the (Jonvoner and Messrs. Mcl'horson and Neil wore associated
with this Committee with a view to securint; Sabbath services at all the more important
points fre(iuented by tourists.

While it is encouraging to report that a much larger number than
Missionaries formerly ■>) the missionaries em[)loyed by your Committee are ordained
Needea men, so that most of the fields have continuous supply during the

whole year, it is a matter of regret that ditticulty is still being ex{)eri-
enced in finding a sufticient number of suitable mi;n to undertake the work, more especi-
ally in the larger mission tields of the church iu the Muskoka, Parry Sound and Algoma
districts, as well as west of Lake Superior. Your Committee appointed deputies to visit
several of the colleges of the church list spring, with a view of interesting and securing
the services of the members of graduating classes. While some of these cheerfully responded
to the call of the Committee, the number was (juite insutiicient for the necessities of the
deld, and when the Committee closed its session in March last nearly thirty tields were
without supply. Correspondence was immediately opened with students of several of the
Theological Seminaries in the United States as well as with several ministers in charge
in our own church. The services of some of these have been secured, and yet a con-
siderable numljer of fields are without regular supply.

Y'our Committee gave anxious consideration to this subject, and the following
resolution was adopted : —

The Home Mission Committee recommends that the General

Recommendation Assembly extend the term of .students' preparation for the niinistry

to four years, including a period of twelve months to be spent in

some practical work either in Heme Mission work or as assistant to some minister of a

congregation, in which latter case report is to be made to the Home Mission Committee ;

And that, except by special permission of a College Senate, this year of {)ractical
work be spent after the completion of college studie.^ ;

And that no student be certified by a College Senate as having completed his theo-
logical course till he be certified by the Home Mission Committee as having finished this
term of practical work.

It is scarcely possible to review the work of the past year and the progress
Close made, without being constrained to say " What has God wrought. Forty-two
new mission fields have been opened, twenty-one mission stations have been
raised to the status of augmented charges, and seven have become self-supporting congre-
gations. There have been added to the church on confession of faith, in the tields under
the care of your Committee 1,652 new members, a larger number than in any former
year.

The Committee feared at its meeting in March, that the year would end with a de-
ficit of from S8,()00 to S10,0(}0 and that it might be necessary to curtail the work in the
near future. It is encouraging, however, to report that as a result of a special appeal,
the shortage was made good, with the exception of §788, when the books closed on
March Mat. Since that date the entire debt has been removed. This is all the nmre
encouraging when it is borne in mind that the year began with a balance on hand of
•|)8,lKX( less than the preceeding year, and that the contributions received from Britain
have been reduced by nearly $5,000. Your Committee, however, do not lose sight of the
fact t'^at the estimated expenditure of the year upon which we have now entered is
^14,000 in excess of the recei[)rs of last year. In other words, to enable the Committee
t<i i)ay in full the grants proiiused and to carry on its work without curtailment, it will
require a revenue from our own church of fully 20^ in excess of the Sotal receipts of
last year. It ought also to be borne in mind that the increase of immigration to the North-
West and the opening up for settlement of the vast territory in new Northern Ontario
will necessitate in the next few years a largely increased Home Mission expenditure.

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Your Committee, howovor, hdvo coiiKdoiice not only in tlio iihility hut in tlu' willin^,'-
neHB of (>ur people to miiintHin tlie work, iind eiirni^Htly solicit tliu hearty co-openttion of
miniHters itnd neHsionN in preHentin^ its clainiH to their people. They en[)eci)illy »sk that
the workers and the work l>e rememliored liefore (iod in thf pul)lic prayerNof the Sanctu-
ary as well an in the homes of our people. " I'rove nio now liorowitli, saitli the Lord of
Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of lieaven, and pour you out a hlessing, that
there shall not be room enough to receive it."

All of which is respectfully submitted.

'Turoiilii, June lul, IttUi).

KOIST. H. WAKDKN, dmi-pni'r,

FORM OF BEQUEST.

/ tjive and bciimiilli tn llir Treostirer for llw time, hehuj of tin' Home Min.tion Com-
mitti'e (Wi'sh'tn Si-rHoii) of tlw I'li'slnilfrimi Church In doiada, iv trust fur thf >i(dd

Gommltti'.i', tin' .-iK/d of

to be paid out of mil /ifrsomd f!>lnt<\ iclthont iin]i dediu'tlon irhittem' ; and I direct that
the receipt fiu- the auid s\iui if the Treasurer <f the (dxire-named Committee, shall con-
stitute and be sufficient discJiarye therefor.

Al'FENDlX L
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

HOME MISSION FUND, 18991900.

Dr. Cr.

Balance at Cr., April 1st, J899 $<jj;^ 01

Presbytery of Quebec $2,H23 65 1,11.S \Vd

*♦ Montreal 2,722 10 5,556 21

" Glen-iiriy 1,509 79

" Ottawa 2,876 70 2,249 42

'• Lanaik Hud Renfrew 1,45175 2,648 40

" Brockville 164 00 927 .•^7

'• Kin«iHt..n 2,72;i 00 1,230 54

" Peterborough 233 50 1,544 08

" Lindsay 609 75 916 .35

" Whiiby 770 42

" Toronto 59100 7,480 88

" Orangeville 156 00 561.34

" Barrie ... 1,026 18 1,593 14

•« North Bay 3,361 50 4.3(5 59

" Owen Sound 557 00 845 42

•' Saugeen 259 00 673 63

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Kdmonton

Kaniloops

Koutenay

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Special payments, advance grants, etc

Travelling expenses, Missionaries to N. VV. and B.C

Salary and expenses, Missionaries to Klondike

Rev. Dr. llobertson, salary and expenses.

Rev. Dr. Findlay, salary and expenses

Expenses Synodical H.M. Committee, British Columbia

Proportion expenses Committee on Y.P. Societies

Printing, including report. Blue Book, etc

Interest on advances

Expenses of Committee, Executive, etc

Annuities and sundries

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Contri'^utions from Maritime Provinces, per agent at Halifax.

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Appendix III.— MISSION STATIONS.
Report for the year ending March ,jJst, 1900.

[N.K. The grantrt to fleldx marked * are for OrdHined MisHionarios.]

Presbttrkies

AND

Mission Fields.

s it

0) B

> *

I.— ^>Mf6ec: ■ i

1. •Chicoutimi....!

2. Kast AiiKiiH, elcj l!

3. Grande More...i i;

4. *lAkeMeK»ntic: V

5. *Marlow, etc... I 2'

6. MaHHawippi.etc' 2

7. 'Metis i 1

8. Portneuf

9. *Scot8towti ! 1

10. Vnlcartier, etc.| 2
U. Tiavelliiiar Ex!

penKesof Mi8w.|..
-I
Total Ill|

ll.—Mo%itrcal :— \

1. *Avoca, etc 3

2. DoSalaberry.etc 1

3. *KariihaiTi 2

4. *GreiiviUe 3

n. Jolieltc 1

ti. Kensington — 1

7. La Prairie, etc. 1

8. *Losl River .... 2

9. MaiKoiineuve .. 1

10. ♦MilloMes 2

11. Montreal, An-

nex, etc ! 1

12. Montreal, WcBti 1

13. St. Anne's, etc. ..

14. Trout Kiver.etcl 1

Total I20

III.— Glennarry :-[
1. VVillianistown, ,

etc 1

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.30

165

125

100

3 %

100

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6.

10.

11.

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*Aylwin | 1

•Bearbrook, etc

*Beir8 Corners,
etc

CuMSclnian, etc.

•Desert

•Kast, Temple-
ton

Glen Almond..

Lochabor

"Onslow, etc —

*PlantaKenet,
etc

•Portland, etc..

Total .

-Lanark and

Renjrew:
*A.lice, fltc. . ..

Bivthnrst

CalaboKie —

853

75
73
75

115
41
45
60
62
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4 112

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20
60

4rK) 00
276 00
4.50 (K)

:km) 00

2(KI 00
300 00
300 (M)
.300 00
250 00
185 00

RKMARKS.

.300 00
117 00
260 (Kl
2tX) (H)
325 OOJ
156 (N)

30(( mt

78 00

10 (M)i

74 00

25 OOi

15 (H)i

10 (Kli

260 (K»| ' 5 OOl

2.34 0(1 20 00 15 (N)

5 76
2 50
5 OOl

5 00||3 for Slu-

6 25; [dent.
2 50

5 76

Kor winter

3&i

2961 00 2323 «J5 208 00 117 (»(»! 00 .50 45 77

1 .,

558

l| 60
"47
49

21 42

2' 90

]

8| 410

31 225! 42... 16i 87

2: 175; 45I 9i 3! 88

2l 85l 33i 4 8 57

52
52
52
52'

231 00
115 00

;i50 00
430 on

200 00
100 (M)j .
2:i5 00
260 00

400 m, .

300 OOj

182 Ooi
.504 00, .
260 00

200 00

357 00

208 (Ml

:<50 00

212 (Kl
275 60

136 50

400 00

375 00
260 00

78 00
70 00

714 3767 001 2722 10

47 500 (10

52 327 00

... 2mm

.52
52
52

225 00
208 00
145 00

280 00

•M\-2 (10

52!

38 276 00

350

53
63
53

2083 00

300 00
4,50 00
285 00

5 76
2 2O1

7 (Kl;
3 85

7 00!

6 00'

(i 73

4 .50

5 30,

5 50

5 00l

350;

7 701

5771

"e'ra

500

12 (Kl .

5 00

3 75

500

'306
2 00

(Ml 3:{ 57 46

3(10 00.
260 Oo|.

228 00
208 00
300 00

300 00
42 00

300 00

300 00
138 76

2876 76

300 00
20(1 00
1&5 ,50

9 (i2

7 70 5 77

8 .5(1 5 00

7 7o| 5 77

7 (Kl, 4 fKI

4 OOJ 5 77

7 70i 5 77

6 73! 5 77

I :

6 73i 5 77

6 .50 6 73!

-I

62 58 50 35!

6 (Kl 5 75i
8 H5| 3 8ft
3 .5(1 3 .ill

• i.'

Appendix— MISSION STAT10JH8.— Continued.

Prbbrttkribb

AND

.Mission Fields.

•Chalk Kiver,

etc

Killaloe

Iiiinark

Madawanka. . .
Kockliffe

y. Stafford
Total.

VL— Hrockville ;

1. Morton

2. Stone's Corners.

Total

2.
3.
4.

o.
(!.
7.

10.

II.

12.

1.1.

14.
l.i.

3
M

Ml ^

u c
« o

> *

5
1

h
|.i

1
2

Iffl

^\l.— Kingston :

1. Carlow II

Coni«econ i 2,

DemoroHtville. . h

Deseronto West 2j

Kmetitown — 4|

•L'Amable 2

Matawatchan.. 1

Maynooth l|

•Poland

•Portsmouth . . .
"Sharbot Lake .
St. John's, Pitts-
burg 1]

Thanet 3'

Wilbur I 2

Wolfe IsUnd. .11

140
8ig

60
100|

MO!

521

'25|

10' 21 ft%
15 31 15

52 347 00 400 00

34 go 50; 50 00

«B2d

81.
32,

237

20
65

J.
43!

2 18, 23 00:

5i 38 53 27(i 50 250 00

36,

J''

7 OO

6 00 Kor winter

12 001 OrK. Feb.

I j llllh, 190O,

7 111 6 25i

I
si 8l» 50

:i52

31tt| 1781 00

208 00
236 00

1451 75 .

6 ig 102! 94 444 00

3 120; 30

2 105, 32

1! 80 30!

2l 250 lOO:

4| 140 71

4i 80' 57

2: 66

2; «0

6 147

2 KK)

3 140

25'

94 00[.
70 00'.

ICJ ()0

5 !t
25 19

!»
10

31 120'

48'

37
18
60
41
70

43
47i
59'
90
70
62
98
70:
H

1 150' 36

3 3.'i 311

(i 114, 44'

3 lOO! 36

20' 6o;

1' 60.

461

52.

47!

32
52
2(t>
30
52
521
52|

52
2li
33!
52

90 00
12!) 00

38.5 66!
440 OOl
273 no
145 00
l.i3 00
340 00
4(10 00,
400 001

300 00
129 ai
IfiO 00

:«i8 00

72 00

90 (10

24 00!

94 0(1

312 (K)

312 00

♦i7 (10

9!» (Kt!

3.1(1 50

350 50

312 00{

250 Oo'
78 (N)
(i2 (I0{

250 60

aoool

13 (N):

44 26 33 05

4 50l
4 00;

2 00
1 50

8 00, 3 50

9 75 3 00'
13 OOl 3 50

' 6 00. .

3 50
2 50

15 601
5 00,

11 60j

3 00

•7a!:

v> oo; 15 00

32 «8| 1« 72
5 00

8 88
6 00'
3 m
3 00

6 75

7 70

Total 24 41'1707

.1—

VIII. -Peter-
borough : —

1. Cardiff, etc

2. Clydesdale

3. Lakehurst

Total 3

693 103 Vf.V 929, 638 .3652 00 2723 0(1 20(1 63

3 00:

7 70

20 00
2 (Ht
5 50
5 0((

5 76

3 (K)

4 0(1

6 74

98 ,57,

7.i ai

2 00|

6 iO|92.forSunv-
6 00 [iner.

3 (lo;

3 OOl
6 75|
6 75|
6 00

33 00, 20 00 5 76 4 80'

4 50 2 (Ht 3 (Xt 3 (H)

9 75 5 .50 4 00 2 00

21 35 5 00 6 74 4 80

.59 60

100 32
108: ... .
120j 15

3.13! 67

12 9

.58
66

27
2t»

:«i (HI
,52 (HI
104 (HI

:«! (10

Si ,50
III* (Ml

124 68 140 00 228 .5(1

\X.~WhHbv.-

No Mission Stations

-lAadsay:—
Coboconk . . .
•Haliburton.
Sebright

Total

.— Toronto:—

('hoster..

Kairbank...

Malton

Port Credit .
(JueciiKvillc .
Swansea . . .

ToUl

2
3
2

2
4
4

200
140
155

.59
79
40

•>
4

3
4

45
l(i"
67

51
52
51

."Wl (Ml
238 (HI
255 00

495

178

7; 272

1.54

793 no

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1

.^5

53
.53

190 00
270 00

130

.50
215

16
6!(

19
26

180 00

159

640 00

217 75

•j(Wt no

■ I (12 00
609 75

1(18 00

1.56 00;

76 00

108 00

5 7
5 77
7 70

25 00

i:45 00
.58:4 00

25 (HI

19 24

5 (Nl

5 (HI

6 00

; 00

23 00

5 75
5 00
2 00

12 75

4 00
3 00

7 00

lH-.lL

AiM'KM.ix- MISSION STATIONS. — r(»i<in./erf.

Wrt

Prbsbttkkiks

AND

Mission Kikldh.

Kll. —Oratiiiet'iUe
1. 'Corbet toil 2i

RRMARK8.

XllL- Barn e:- ,

1. Hala, Ptc ' 3;

2. 'BayMvillc, etc . 3

3. FrHiikliii

4. Kil worthy ....

i). Mcdonte 3

ti. MinesiiiK ] 3

7. Muskoka Kails. 1

8. Port .Sydney . .

9. WashaiJCO

10. VVindormore... 1
U. Wyovale 3

Trav. KxpuiiHCH
ofMlHMionaries

Total ,..;•»

XIV. - North Hau:
t. AlKonquiii

2. AHpdiii ; 2!

3. Bonfluld

1. ByiiK Inlet 1

5. "Cullender

6. Cai'lini;

7. Conimanda

8. Depot Harbor..;..

9. Kmsdaie 3

10. Kr«noh liivt'V ...

11. Katrine 1

12. Kippcwa

13. Loring 2

II. Madawaska. .

15. 'MaKnctawan

16. MattawH 2i

IT.'Orrville (Conger: 2

18. I<aven.i worth ..

19. ' Uos.'<ean

20. South Uiver...

21. Hpence

22. Sprucedalc

23. Sturgeon Falls.

21, 'Sundrldge

25. TeiniHcaniiigiiei
2K. Warren ' 2

Total 38

XV.- Owen Sound

1. Caven 1

2. Indian Penin-i

miluL ' 3

3. "Lion's Head ...| 3

4. Williamsford . . i 1
;'). Johnston, etc.

Total ' 8

X Vl.—Sauueen : —

1. Cedaiville 1 2

2. Mildmay 2

Tolfll I 4 4 1 375; 97i 111 7l 186i 97 7.37 00 JW tH) 3 00 17 00 6 00

■■^-^«!5

Api'em.ix -MISSION STATIONS.— tVmtin !(«(<.

Presbtteriks

AND

Mission Fields.

2 *

« s

XVII.-0«efp/t:-
1. hiviiiKKtone,
Baden

XVIII. --.-l/j/oma

1. BilliiiKs 1

2. *Bruco MinuM .

3. (^hapleau

4. 'ChelmHford ... 1'
.^ Cockburn iNl'nd .
)i. Collin'4 Inlet. . 1..;
7. -Day MilU 3;

8.1

o «

i o

I .a

"OCO

g-ce
eg*

Ob's

0.S9

JS.S

CO r*^

•B .J

O b tf tC

B£a.s

ill

^ o.S »
►».S 2

-I

11 1

All

9(1
1311

8. •Denharai.K .

9. Kcho Bay . .
10. Gore Biy...

«t 10(1

21 6li

I 5(1

41 mi

3 17(1

4i 9:^

41 14(1

11. OoulaiHBty..

\i. Hillon 3

n. Iron BridKe .... 1

14. Korah 1..

15. 'Little Current.: 1
Iti. 'Little Rapid8 .j 2

17. 'ManitowaninK' '■i

18. MaHsey , 2

19. "Michlpicolon

12! 9

a(ti . . . .
521 7

52i 25
251 5

2 21
:{l 1(1

55 ll 41 8(1

5()l 4,.
22: 1
45i 45i

31'

27
9H

20. Mill>4

21. Mt. Nickel

22. Ophir

2:1 Hroviaence Bay

24. Richard'H Land

ing

25. Rock Luke

30. Silver Water...

27. South B»\y

28. 'Spanish Rivei
2!). SpragKP

30. Squaw Inland . .

31. White Kihh ....
.'<2. Barrie Island . .
'Si. Duck Inland —

Special Clainiri
Trav. Kxpenger'
of Misslonario

2; 0(1

4 12.5

4 175

2 135: 35

2 12(li 40

4 140 3)i
175 40

90
40

100

130

180

2 22

.. 49

.. 53

.. 58

1 55

4 .55

9 8-1

..! 35

■!••••

301

43
45

3 15(t

3I 80

3| 1901 46

4 17(» 40
1 50i 18

52
52

530 00 104 00 49 00

135 00
359 731

1.56 00
a50 00 .

231

261

52j

4l{

:{4i

oil

52
2(i!

.Ti
521
.521
52
26
16

341,

119 151

12 .5"'

:ko 00

24 00

scii

•«5

(^4

10 00

a S I

u
CD

S IS

RRMARK&

I I

7 (Nil 2 OOl

4 UOI
7 21

3 .171

4 001

:m (Kii 3,50 00 .

103 (Hll

185 IK)
197 68;

151 (Nil

186 m

155 00!

,84 00:
250 OOj
222 20!

30('» (»:

75 (H)l .
98 (Nil .

48 (Nl .
208 (N).
215 52 .

87 n> .

78 (Nl .
208 (Nl .

96 INi; .
208 (Nl .
.350 (Nl
;i.50 (Nl .

6 00

8 65
4 (Nl;

7 70i

33 00.

5 INI
,j (Nl
7 70

6 73
6 73
5 (N)

31 10!

:«! 3

10
lOi

.30^
2dl III;.

3 93|

..! 36|

3i 48'

2 43

1 15

. .^ 25

ii"ii;

461

48l

36
41

4(!

;«i

.52

311
16
26

Totals 36

XlX.-Hnmilton:
1. Port RobiuHOn

XX.—Paria :—
1. OnondaKa . . .

\Xl.~f.onilnn: -
1. North Kkfiirt

XXl\.-( hntham:

1. Benlpatli

2. Hiixton

97 3318 990 1.50

228 (Nl
221 (Nl

250 00
93 IK)
128 00
100 (Nl
360 IHI
31 87j

iio OOl'

16( 00 .
170 (Nl .
t
160 22' .
123 (N)

i:i8 00

5 00|
5 (Ml.
5 00!

673!

5 (Nl
5 (Nl

3 00;
6 25
1S.M.8.

.5 .30

3 IN)

S.M.S.

/ 6 73;

I 4 iNijKor Appr.

.5 771 [CatecHt.

3 00;

jTrauH. to

i [Aug. liht
.. .|.S..VI.8.
i.S.M..S.

4 (N):
3 01(1

5 77

6 73

6 73
3 00

7 7(l|l''orfimthH.

: PrcHb, to
I report.

'•'.M.S.

3 OOi

3 (Nl

4 00

6 731

3 (Kl
3 On

8. M.S.

260 00 .
66 (Nl,.

11 1

r 3 105

3 •Harrow 11 2i 92

129.76|

111 5.5I.

6 92
5 00

5 INI
3 (N)

i.x.M.S.
IS. M.S.

Is. M.S.
SMS.

.5;ni88113(i 4458 13 4.547 55

*>' 32

4 (19 ■5-.'

3 52' 52

124 741100 71

168 (Kl 172 (Nl

250 OOl 1(14 INI

'28.3 (Nl 116 (HI

28(1 OOi I5t (Kl
. . . . 78 (XI

.500 09 175 (N)

4 (N)| 4 (NJ

.1 6 (Nl 2(1(1

3 251 4 0(1;

I 3 00 b'or winter

10 OOi 3 00

•

.1?

;vj ;
I ♦ -

■I' ' ■»

■I':.f;

Ai'PKNi.ix -MISSION .STATIONS.— 0<m«m««i.

'li

I'KB8BTTKKIKS

AND

MiSHION KlULDH.

s a

8s;
ll

I. "Morpelli

5. •Piico i

(!. South Hiirth ....'
Trtiv. KxpensoH,
of MiaaionarioH'

5t3

TotftI

XXIlI.-Sarwia:-!
1. Sotnbra 2

;;2. St. John'H I

Tnt Hi ... I 3

3 150 .id
3 09 47
3 110 50

U| 586, 236

I i
2: 125' 40

1! 1241 23
I

■d

I
3

See

8 Si

B e

^1-

Ifi

00 1^^

^ fc*» 00^

SbSec
-58.5

10 8 :<u .vi

3' 1 86: 52

201.

13 52

67 17 268 260

36; 73 48

m 73 97

RRMAKK8.

lO.'i (HI 127 00

:i07 (HI 2(H) (H)

m (H) 52 (H)

•I

9 80

1.188 00 795 80

324 00 70 (H)

119 7.5

443 -a 70 00

8 (tt 2 89
2 00 7 (HI 3 M
5 (M) 3 (N)

2 00: 33 90 19 74

(winter.
5 (Ml / 1 (10(2 for
i 1 3 ()0| Kor O.M.

5 (H) 2 .V)l

XXlV.-StrcU/ord No Miasion Stationn.

XXy.- Huron:

No Mi^Kion StntionR.

XXVl.—Maitland No Mifision Slalioim.

XXVIL- Bruce:-

1. Salem 1

150

75
43

130

19^

.52

44
44
26
21
52

429

526 (M)

78(H)
248(H)

"ins o()

14(1 (HI
254 (HI
376 (H)

.539 0(1

280 00

21(H) (Kl

102 00
90 00

. ... 10 11

i >
1 1

[Auk. list
Trans, lo

XXyiU.-Superior
1 Roucher*'ille .. .1 . .

i
1

....

6 00 4 0(1

2 Oainu Bav

40
44

5 (HI
h 0(1

New Field

3. i)ryden

4. *Emo 1

5. Kort Frances...! 1

127
115

"85
120

42
46
33
14

;«

23.5(H)

101 (H)

.•M (K)

.50 (Ml

2; (HI

130 (Kl

.52 (K)

118 (Ml

i ld(> 00
ia50 (H)

8 (H)

[.Min.c'mp

(i 0(1
10 (H)
15 (Kl

2 (HI

4 (HI

1(1 (Kl

8 00; 5 (H)
8 (Kl! 5 (Kl
5 (HI 2 (HI

8 (Hi; 1 00

9 00| i 00

7. Mikado

S MineCBiitre ...;.

*) ^Jornmti ..'.

10 Sawbill 1 .

145

::::;:::;:::

4 00

4 (H)

3 (HI

Min'nKand
"Railw'y
L camps

11. -Schreiber :

12. West Fort

William 5

....

1 16
! 3
r 61

165
101

8o:i

292

3
17

30
33

182

105 (HI
9 00

(»3 00
7 60

10 00
fi 25

Total '

145 00

70 60

(57 25i 42 (HI

XXlX.-iVinniiiefi

1. HeauHojour

2. Clandeboye

:». Clear Springs ..

1 3

? 4
4

125

!.')(>

(18

17
27
48
51
9

.52
52
.52
.52
52

92 0(
234 (H

479 0(1

20 (N

188 0(

2(H1 (HI

SI 2 00

1.5li (Nl

2(1 (H)

: .52 00

4 00 4 00

5 (HI 6 (H)

4
11

9 0(1 2 00;

9 (HI ..

.5. HeadiiiKly

(i. Lake Winnipeg

4 (Kl 1 00

1
1

n no

7 T.ift.ln Hritain

250
40
90

fin

.57

100

52
45
.50

450 0(1

72 (K

312 0(

242 00

1.54 (HI

, 100 (Kl

12 00

8. Lnndyville

9 Oakville

7 00 3 (Hi:

(! (K)
600

2 (HI
2 00

10 Prairie Grove.. .

New Field.

1 26

: 22
49

1 104 00

19(i (HI
■ 312 00

1 4

126

5:1

■■■5

"is

208 (H

3 00

4 00

"4 00

1!1 ^HAinn

14 Selkirk

Icplandcrs.

Ai'i'KNDix— MISSION STATIONS.— Conhnnerf.

■ ( •

Prkbrttrrirs

AND

MiSfllON KiBLDH,

'i. dlni'buck

If). 'Stony Mouii

tall)

17. Sluartbuni

IS. SmiDyeido

lit. Siilhyn

20. Willi ohavoii
•.'I. Whitemouth...
tl. Win 111 peg,

Beverly St...
•>:i. Winnipeic,

Icelandic
24. ImmiKralion

Mi8i%ion

Total |12

\XX.-Rock Lake:

1. Kellalleld

2. Belmont

:{. Cart Wright

I. Glenora

5. Huntley

*i. Mather

7. Mountain City.

8. Ninga

9. Plum Coulee

10. Riverside

11. Rosebank

12. Snowflake
V.i. Swan Lake

Total

XXXI.-Olenboro

1. Kgremont

(Bates)

2. Indianford

3. Nesbitt

4. Ravenswood

Total

XXXII.- Portage
Im Prairie :-

1. Arden

2. Ethel bert
'.i. Glenlyon
4. Macdonald
.\ Meadows
fi. Mekiwin

7. Minitonas

8. Ochre River.
it. Pine Creek

10. Swan River

11. Sylvester...
12 Umatilla
IX Westbnrne
14. Valley River

ToUl

XXXIII.-

Brnndon

1. Arrow River

2. Griswold

Appkni»ix— MISSION STATIONS.— CVm^iuued.

RKMAKKa

PliB8HYTKKIK8

AND

MlHHION KlELDB.

3. Hai'Krave
1. Mayiie
5. Petrel
R. Plperttone .

7. ReKton

8. Tarbolton

Total

XXXIV.-

Minnedo8a:—

1. ArK^ le

2. Beavordale. .

3. Doukhobors .

4. Uiiiileitli

5. Lumber CampH

6. Millwood

7. Oswald ' 1

8. Otthon

9. RoriRburn

10. Saltcoats

11. Shell River 2

12. Shoal I ake

13. Strathclair
11. Upper AsHiiii

Doine

Total

XXXV.-Melita:

1. Alameda

2. Areola

3. Broomlnll

4. Carndulf

5. Rstevaii
(i. Oleii Morris

7. Lennox ' 4 .

8. Oxbow

9. Pierson

10. WaHhada i 3

11. Whitewater

Total

XXXVI.- Regina:

1. Abernethy

2. KatKoniH

3. Battleford.

4. Broadview . . .

5. Buffalo Lake.

6. Collesion

7. (Cottonwood. .

8. Duck Lake .

9. ElteHboro ....

10. Ksterhazy

11. KairliKht

12. Fairmede i 1

13. KleminK 2;

14. FortQn'.\ppt'llel

15. Greendyke !..

16. Grenfell 1 1

40
100

40i
41 95
0| 180'
31 147i
3; 300'
3 tR);
51 138!

.39

81 18

81 3

12 1

12i 10

17 2.i

122

15, 5

3l»

10 ...

35)

;«

6 16

14 no:

m .39 00 15 00
001,
00;...
m 286 00 51 00' 30 00

A iTEM.ix- MISSION STATIONS. -r.^i^H ./*>(/.

I ■

PRB0BTTKKIB8

AND

MI8HION KiBLDg.

17. Highvlew
l«. Hinbiirii ....
I<). Kinistino...
21). Ix>iiKlaketon

21. Melford

22. Milextone

•a. Ohlon

24. ParklandH

Poplar Grove

Oil AvpoUe

KOHC Plain

Saskatoon

Sintaluta ; 1!

:<(). .Summeroide ...I
M. Sunny Lynn... 1

;V2. Wapella 1 2

Xi Weybiirn

•JO.

•2rt.

27.
28.
20,

M. WillouKhby

Total 30i

XXXVII,-

Calffary

1. Banff

2. Bow River
Cardslon
Cochra.ie. ,
DavisdurK

Foothills

Oleichen

Oraburn

Maple Creek . . .
Mountain View
Okotoks I 2

12. Pincher Creek .
IS. Porcupine Hills

14. Spring Creek . .

15. Swift Current .

3.
4.

5.
t).
7,
8,
9,

10.

Total

XXXVIII-

Kdmonton :—
Beaver Lake. ..

Belmont

Kort Saskat-
chewan
■.lo.scphsbiirg
Laconibe
Lamerton

7. Leduc —

8. -Olds 12

!). Ked Deer 1

Id. Scandiiiavian(l)

11. Scaiidinaviaii(2)

12. Stony Plain ....

13. Swan Lake

14. VVetaskiwin....| 2
Outlying Pointsi

•)

XXXIX. -

K'lmloopa :—

1. Awhcrofi

2. Barkerville
H. Field

'1^

Total 16

A I'i'ENi.ix— MISSION STATIONS.— CV.n<in««rf.

Prehbttbriks

AND

MI8HION VlKLDB.

4. Goldoii

5. HorHefly
«. IllecillewHut

7. Kelowna

(OkanaKan) . .

8. Lillooet

'9. I'Uniby

W. Nloola

North Bund ....
North Thom'Mon

tuoHiiello
aliiioii Ann...

Trout Lake

Special ClHima.

12.

13.

14.

15.

Totol

Xh.—Kootenay :—

1. Ainsworth

2. CfinipM'Kiniiey

5. CaHoade

4. Coliiinbin

6. Craii brook

6. Bholt .. . .

7. Fairview.

8. Fernie...

9. Fort Steele.. .
la Grand ForkA.

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23,
24.

Greenwood...

Jjardo

Michel

Midway

Moyie

Nelson

Now Denver .
Phoe'x (Summit)
RosHland Mines

Sandon

Slocan

UpperColumbia
Whitewater..

Ymir

Uxploration . .

Total

Xhl.-West-

■r '■"• tninater:—

1. Bai nett

2. "Delta

3. Fairview

4. "Haney

5. "Langley

6. Mission

7. Mt. Lehman..

8. 'Surrey

9. Texada

Yukon :—
1, Atlin

2. Bennett

88
76
30
80

531

80
35
50
30
119

100

00
100

50
148
93
185
00
55
90
44
35

57;133i

140
147
125

70
110
230

311

40
13
10
10

18
60

265

30
13

26j 40

35
45

10
28
27
19

5
25
19
20

376

58
39
75
31
55
70
40

20
50

400

500

1286

16
2
25
13
16
6
50

26
3

2
37

156

12
10
10
20

35
40

12
25

16
24

52
4.1
23
52
35

511

51
52
52
23

46
46

20
43
46
42
9
.'>2
52
25
40

238i 699

34 .50
m .52
55 31

29
30
54
37

52
52
52
40

418 00
241 45^
46 00
286 00:
13900!

300 00
210 00
60 00
477 00
200 00

2912 15

410 00
240(0
443 75
227 75
210 40

27 52
3070 87

115 00
359 00
333 75
115 00
92 40

338 00

483 75

150 00
180 00
276 00
333 00

55 00
677 70
480 00

57 00
113 00

4675 35

428 00
300 00
:{85 00
.351 00

aai 00

4:13 00
210 00

120 00

192 50
116 00

120 0(t
288 00
313 50
205 00

54 00
150 00
410 00
1.50 IH)
183 00
350 20

29 60

3667 50

42 00
230 00
245 00

200 00

m 00

2(iO 00

280 00

RKMAUKH.

36 001 25 tNI

9 OOi 9 00

17 00| 74 00

800

17 50
2 (N)!
25 00: 21 00

15 00

M IM)

15 00

93 50 44 00

7 00
5 00
500

») 00
3 00

7 00
5 00
5 00

10 00

8 65
6 00

7 OOi
7 701
6 00!

8 50
7 (Ml
3 50

6 77

7 00

5 77
4 OOi
2 00!
900'
7 OOi
7 00,

67 17 92 25

5 00

4 75

600

10 00

7 70

12 00

10 00

5 00

80 45

10 00

6 50

11 50
665

7 00
800
7 «)

500
(> 00
6 (X)!

5 00 New Field.
OnAuK-list

Oct. l.W.

6 OOlNew Field.

600

600
4 81
600
4 81
600
600

600

3 85

4 81

5 00
600

105 28

1 50

23 10

14 50

New Field.
Self Supp.

Oct. 1, '99
New Field.
OnAug.list

Ap. 1.1900
Self Supp.
New Field.
New Field.
New Field.

Self Supp.
[Ap.1,1900

New Field.
Trans, to
[Aug. list

S.M.S. in
[summer

People to
pay S25
per m'th.

flOOm'thly
for 3mth
S.V) after.

A iTENux— MISSION STATIONS. -CkmtinHed.

rKKHHYTKKIICS

AND
MlHHION KiKLtM.

3. Kldorado .. ..

4. Pine City

5. ThoCreelcH —
.White HorKo

(CloHuluiKh)

e
5f| .2

■«' 3

V a

•a

3—

S _'

■an

11^
111

I III

BOSfl

s «

lil.

Total

10 -M

XLlh- Victoria :-

1. A.lberni

2. L.edarHill....

3. CheiiinlneH . . .

1. Clayoquot

■i. Doiiiiiiin Island.
(!. KiiKlixlinianV

River

7. KxtoiiHion

8. North Held.

!». Fender Inland . .

111. Sooke and Col'

wood

Total

2j 3
9I '22

872 3(» 128

68 275 319! 2468 (I0{ 1:153 (Ml! WW) 27 00

110 38 27 16 .TOi .Vi «8(» 00 312 (X)
1«I0 65; 20| 5 58| r,2, MH Oo! -2510 00

.52
1»

28
15

67| 25
3^1 27
40! 20

34
14

20
5

532 255 134, 33

I I I

215

49 106 00

52 125 00

281 170 00

52I 270 00

43 247 00

481 213 85

376 2063 85

560
188 55

156 00
261 00

200 00

252 55

200 70

1841 20

C^ B

RKMAHKH.

5 77

5 7;

2:1 10

23 10

KorHtiid'nt

56 70124 40

9 50| 6 00
11 50! 5 00|

600

500

600

500

5 OOlJoin'dwith
Mt.8icl<er
& Oywter
Harbor.

6 00 Now Field.
385

500

3 85Join'dwith
S.Well'Kn
Join'dwith
Wel'nut'u

385

5.00 3 85

48 00: 42 40

'i1

i J .

i;!

I '

= ■■

?8.-

Appkndix.— SUMMARY OF MISSION STATIONS.

If fi,i

91 B. -O "^ t « .: •

f'KESBVTKKIRH.

■i', .Si

S' ill

1\ Si
s -O:
41 u.

1 Quebec 10

2 Montreal 14

3 (ilenKArry 1|

4 Ottawa 10|

6 Ijanark and 1

6 Brock vllle ! 2^

7 KingBton 15

8 Peterborough . . 'A

9 Whitby ...

10 LindHay 31

11 Toronto I «|

12 Orange vllle.... I 1

13 Barrio | 111

14 North Bay '»

la Owen Sound.. . 4<

16 Saiigeen °J

17 OuoTph I

18 Algoma j 3:11

I 1
1

'
2

12|

12]
24

til
44>

V a
> «

s .

as
8£

•at 'C

'■5

'" §2

-" a

•8^

w B

I-

5.ao
iSg.H

.a ^2

O b « b(

■<

.tS.S S

Hit

Is 1

m!|^<

"•i

■z

5?:-

iS-

.fl2=

c^ea

t con
Fund.

il'i

B S S

lit'

s .

8S3

1011'

5UI

6761

810

220

1707

33:1

303 m

18» m

36i....].

283i 11

237 13

86 6

(H)3 Wi

(17 10',

18
14

546

558

8 410

617

714

30
101
03I

3.V2 3111

102 01.

029 641

... 41

•mi 00

3707 110

600 00

■J08:{ <NI

1781 110
444 00

3<»2 INI
140 00

'III
•.>:«3 116 208 00117 IH» 60 .50 16 77

•.'7J-' 10 , III) s;4 .57 46

i 962:

2:n(! 76i I II 50' « 73

1461 75j,
IIVI OOi,

2723 00
2:« 61)

84 60

7 00

46 86!

44 26) :i3 06

8 00: 3 61)
76 03 60 60

9 IN) !l IN)

19 Hamilton

20 Paris

21 Ix>ndon ..

22 Chatham,

23 Sarnia . . .

24 Stratford
26 Huron . . .

26 Maitland

27 Bruce —

28 Superior ,

29 Wliinijpcg 24

.30 Rock Lake 13

31 Glonboro j 4i

32 Portage la

Prairie 14

33 Brandon 8

34 MiniiedoHa : 14

35 Melita 11'

36 Ucgina .34

37 Calgary 15,

38 F^dmonton 14|

39 Kamloops 16{

40 Kootcnay 23|

41 Westminster . . 15j

Victoria lOi

Expenses Brit.
Columbia H.M. !

Committee

ExpenseH Man.
and N.W. H.M.
Committee

3«

77!

lOi
4

li
92i

11
II
li
14
3

495;

216!

175'

1672

31)27

l!16

375

33I81

686

249

4-:

12
10

8
6

9
311
14

Ifi

8
!l
8
9

3
61

68'
401

66
23

:«

14
125
61
iiO
50
57
20
22

1781 6;

69 26
.581

545: i08

802 347

118 4

97 11

17 9

990 160

17 ....,

15 4

.^5 6

231! 67

63 1

32
62,
23

361

2721

98,

90'

656;

992,

274I

186

27!

1188

268;

73i

164j 7ft3 00: 1109 76

169 610 00 .583 00' ' 26 00

.52 SM 00 1.5li 01)

4(111 26:17 HI 1112(1 18 ioo IH) .38 IN)

llOl! .5594 Oil 3;«ll .50 38;< :«278 40

156 961 IN) .5.57 IN) 12 110 3:< IN)

97 7.37 00 2.59 IN) 3 00

52 ,5.30 00 104 OU 49 IN) 111 IN)

11361 44.58 13 l.)47 .55

42 168 01) 172 IN)'.

62i 2.V) 00 104 00> .

52i 283 110 116 00'

260' 1588 IX) 795 80i ' 2 00

97 443 75 70 00'

•i-

19 24
23 00

7 70
62 .39.
KM) 88

20 15
17 IK)

7 01)

124 74,

4 00

12 75
7 00

5 IN)
:« iO
97 64
12 .51)

6 IN)
2 00

100 71
4 00

Total :388381

1100

160

8a3

18.32'

1666

210;

1.568
954
690
761);

3617
736i

16341
5.31

1.334 >
612 1
532

7.51..

•.'S»2 146

686 144

4,38 169

791 20

182 219

2.52 59

326 84

262 70

1261) 401

.•»8 188

.573 133

311 265

376 1286

298 122

2.55 134

41
17
90'

:i4

17!

130,

182

622

6:191

6 INI|

33 90'

5 00'

2 00

19 74

2 60

117 629!

52 42i»;

8 2881

23 .360

215' 13:17'

15, X\0

83' 551

19 156

:« 238

iili 221

33' 215

34205

117434544

1652

429i
9(111
5981
203|

686:

mi.

186:
381
1494
565
(MiO,
.511;
699
297
376

526 001 102 OOl 1 1 10 Hi.

2100 00 13.50 00 145 00 76 60 67 25

4316 (N) 3191 00 128 50

4429 10 1362 IK) UN) IN)[

273 00 1830

.3102 00
1997 90
1665 IN)
.5:16 .35
88.37 50
.3(N)9 I61
2119 10
2912 15
4675 .35
2035 00
206:1 85

1897 IN)
815 IN)
Um IK)
i:{01 (N)
;5.325 IH)
:i71l) 10
4413 95
:«K» 87
3667 50
1093 IK)
1841 21)

674 00 290 00
89 00, 01 00
122 50

117 IH)
93 50
20 00

165 00 ,
121 IK);

84 00,
34 01)
36 66
47 00
169 40 114 00
73 11: 77 52

42 00

,52 IN)

2:1 IN)

1 00

.57 IN)
15 01)

5:1 00
:«) 00

/4 001

44 OOJ
17 OOj

51 75
67 17
80 45
48 70
48 00

135381531279556 2960796 1611916 4811036361813 25

87 90

92 26

105 28

124 49

42 40

1441 99

Mtf

:is

$:i

JiO^

r.i

ir.

^5S§

gca'fi

15 77

« 46

H 73

U 12 75

Mt 7 ()<>

70 -1 (H)

«t :«iO

88 5>7 64

15 12 iiO

(Ml 6 (H)

(K) 2 (M)

74 H« 71

(M) 4 Ot)

00 2 00

90 1» 74

(10' 2 50
••i

Kl,

57 (K)

IKt

15 00

fl6

5;? no

IKIOO

114 OO

77 52

87 no

92 25

105 28

124 49

42 40

1441 99

KKPOKT OF THE HOME MISSIO-N COMMITTEK,
EASTERN DIVISION, 1899-11)00.

To llif Vi^nftiMe tlif Qfneral Assemld]/ :

The pMt year han been one of diligent and <{uiet activity, as well an of steady, if not
rapid progress. The work of your Committee has been directed mainly to tho oversight
and aid of charges under the care of ordained miHsionaries, and of MiHsion Fielda, sup-
nlitui as fully as poaaible by student misHionarieH, chietly during the summer season.
They have had very little to do in the Hupply of vacant charges, so little that several
ministers whose names are on the roll of probationers have had but few appointments.
Of the eight ministers and probationers available for supply, whose names were on the
list on May Ist, 1899, c.ie has been placed in charge of an Augmented Congregation,
another has been called and ia about to be settled in a Helf-Hustainint; ch<.rge, two more
have been appointed to missionary charges, some have left the bounds and only one of
them is now on the list. At present there are the names of only three ministers on this
list.

At the date of last report the number of ordained missionaries in charge of the
congregations to which they had been appointed was thirty-seven. Of these five have
l)eeii called bv. and settled over, the congregations in which they were then laboring,
three of whicn are self-sustaining ; and the other two are receiving aid from the Augmen-
tation Fund. Seven more have been called and settled in other charges. The number
of congregations at present under the care of ordained missionaries is thirty-one.
Forty-one catechists were employed during the summer, and two during the winter.
Thirty-nine groups of stations were served by the catechists, and some assistance was
given to pastors in large and scattered congregations. In the fields which these young
men cultivated there are 1,73.'{ families claiming connection with our Church ; 2,085
communicants, 1,788 in attendance at the Sabbath Schools, and 1,748 attending the
weekly prayer meetings. These stations contributed 9.'}35..38 for Foreign Missions,
$17H.04 for Home Missions, 860..S.S for the College Fund, $180.03 for other schemes ;
making a total of $804.73 for the general Schemes of the Church, besides $7,011.61 to-
wards payment for the services which they received from their missionaries.

In consequence of the failure of a considerable number of the ordained missionaries
to send in reports to your Committee ii. is impossible to furnish statistics of a similar
sort with reference to their charftes which would not be misleading. Our expenditure,
however, shows that $7,301.84 have been paid for this branch of the service, while $716.-
:{8 have been paid for the supply of vacant charges.

The customary liberality of our people has been maintained during the past year.
Your Committee began the year with a balance due the Treasurer of $027.99. They
closed with a balance on hand of $98.03. The receipts have, therefore, exceeded the
expenditure for the year by $720.02. The total amount received during the year was
$14,.'{79.45, as against $13, -486.33 for the previous year, an increase of $893.12. Of this
amount $2,315.56 were contributed for Home Missions in the North-West.

Your Committee have voted grants to fields which have, or hope to have, ordained
missionaries during the current year, amounting to about $8,000, and as other labour-
ers and expenses of administration will require some $6,000 more, contributions equal
to those which have V>een made for the past year will be required for the current year,
and any increase can be easily and wisely expended, either in the strengthening of the
work in the Maritime Provinces, or in meeting the clamant needs of the great North-
West.

The Committee cannot but think regretfully of the loss which they and the whole
Church have sustained in the removal by death since the last meeting of the Assembly

of their beloved brother, Rev. P. M. Morrison, D.D., who for so many years acted as
Secretary of this Committee, and gave such valuable counsel and help in carrying on its
work, but they would bow with submission to the will of Him whose they are and whom
they serve, knowing that His wisdom is unsearchable and His love infinite. In common
with other Committees whom he served so wisely and so well, they have put on their
record a minute expression of their appreciation of his character and work.

:'ii

Finances — Comparative Statement.

Catechists

Ordained Missionaries.
Supply vacant charges.

North-west

Expenses of all kinds . ,
Books for Labrador . . .

Expenditure.

1897-98.

$2,402 03

6,692 84

608 31

2,390 89

527 89

13 06

1898 99.

$3,075 59

7,634 28

812 02

1,886 61

718 49

1899-1900.

$2,615 03

7,301 84

716 38

2,315 56

698 48

6 14

$12,635 02

$14,126 99

$13,653 43

III :;i

i:r

Receipts.

1897 98.

From Congregations $11,040 15

Bequests 325 00

Donations 560 66

Repayments 147 02

Students' Association 279 84

Interest 499 60

W. H . m". S.', St." John Presbytery '.'.'.'.'.'. 100 00

W. F.M. S., " " 247 28

C. E. Soc 911 88

Rev. James Ross, collections in St. John

Presbytery 133 95

• ' $14,245 38

((
li
tc
tt
t(
((

189899.

1899-1900.

$11,389 02

$11,778 40

370 00

225 00

118 75

444 95

96 13

207 90

217 00

189 00

524 60

534 84

24 78

378 00

104 08

117 16

483 36

375 76

158 61

128 45

$13,486 33

$14,379 45

m V, :.,- ■

AH of which is respectfully submitted,

JOHN McMillan, Chairman.
E. A . McCURDY, Act. Secretary.

■•1

ORDAINED MINISTERS AND PROBATIONERS EMPLOYED DURING
THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1899-1900,

(99-1900.

1,778 40

225 00

444 95

207 90

189 00

534 84

378 00

117 16

376 75

128 45

NAME.

-q

Employed

Under Appointment, Removed or

From

Settled.

Rev. W. C. Morrison

May,

1899

May,

1900

Bay of Islands, Margaree Harbour.

' J. H. Stewart

Riversdale, Lunenburg Co.

' .J. Valentine

Grand Falls.

' D. 0. McKay

Jan.,

Under appointment.

* A. S. Morton

4 4

May,

Fairville.

• A. W. Lewis

Waweig, Loggieville.

♦ G. S. Milligan

Under appointment.

' H. G. Gratz

Settled at Alberton.

' R. C. Quinn

May.

1899

May,

1900

Metapedia.

* J. Layton

Cove Head.

♦ A.D.Archibald....

Nov 3rd, '99

Settled at Richmond.

' A. H. Foster

Oct. l8t,'99

May,

1900

St. Matthews, St. John.

' Ed. Smith

May,

1899

Under appointment.
Grand Bay.

' C. D. Mcintosh ....

May,

1900

' A. L. Eraser

Settled at Newport.

' L. H. McLean

Sep. 5th, '00

Pt. Hastings and Pt. Hawkesbury.

* R. Murray

IVfav.

1900

Lawrencetown and Earltown.

' E. A. McCurdy

Oct.,

1899

Under appointment.

' J.R.Douglas

May,

1900

Annapolis.

' J.M.Allan

Jan. 1st, '00

Lawrencetown.

♦ R. Davidson

Mayl8t,'99

Oct3l8t,'99

Carletown and Chebogue.

' A. F. Robb

May,

1900

Doaktown.

' L. R. Bouchard ....

EdniunHton.

' M.A. McKenzie

Middle River.

' Jas. Whiteside

Nov.,

1899

Millerton.

' D. Campbell

• A.M.Hill

May,

Springfield.

44
44

Dec,

1899

Dirby.
Shemogue.

♦ Wm. Dakin

' A. Ross

4i
44

May,
Mch.

1900

Andover.

' K.J.Douglas

Hampton.

' J. C. Robertson. . . .

May,

Nashwau't and Stanley.

' Wm. McLeod

Isaac's Harbour and C. Harbour.

* A.F.Fisher

May,

1899

Quoddy and Moser River.

' A. J. H. Eraser

New Dublin.

' D. McLean

(fc

West Cape.

' L. A. McLean

Louisburg.

' T. Hunter Boyd....

June,

1899

Riverside.

' J. R. McClure

Oct. l8t,'99

Harcourt.

' Wm. Hamilton

Nov. 1st, '99

Bay of Islands.

' F. C. Simpson

May,

1899

Under appointment.

' A. Simpson . .

Jan.,

1900

44 44

' A. L. Eraser

May,

1899

44 (4

* J. A. Greenlees

Aug.,

44 44

' M.H.Mcintosh....

Nov.,

44 44

* A. Boyd

Mch.,

1900

44 44

• Jas. R. McKay

Ap. 1st, "

44 14

' E. Smith

Jan.,
May,

1900

44 41

' John Baird

44 44

- 1

iiiiil,! '

11^1

my:

MINISTKUS AND PROBATFONRRS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPLY MAY 1st. 1!>00.
Rev. G. S. Millig^n. | Ruv. A. Boyd. | Rev. J. R. McKity.

ORDAINED MISSIONARIKS LOCATFD MAY IsT, 1900.

I'ru.shiih'iij of SiidiiOii.
Rev. L. A. McLejiii L()uiHbur<,'.

Freiib})tfrii of liufDifss.
Rev. \V. C. Morrison M;irt;fireo llnrhotir.

FfesUytfirij of Pictoii,
Rev. R. .1. DounLis Little H'ho'r and F. Grant.

.Preshiiti'ii/ (</ 1'V(tll(ii('.
Rev. A. H. H.ittie Port El^rin. "

Fre.shiili'ni if Trmii.
Rev. R. Murray EarUown and New A nnaii.

Pn'.shijlcni <f lhillfii.<\

Rev. A. M. Hill Dighy.

■ .1. R. DiJUi^las Annapolis.

' Wm. Hamilton Bay of Islands.

" J. M. Allan Lawrencetown.

' VV. A. Ross St. John's, Newfoundland.

' J. A. Greonlees Belle Isle

Fresbyteni of Lnni-nhnrii idkI Ycinioiitlt.

Rev. .T. PI. Stewart Riversdale.

" A. ,1. H. Fraser , New Dublin.

Frctih liter 11 of St. Jolni.

Rev. L. M. Bouchard . . Edmunston.

A . Ross Andover.

" CD. Mcintosh Grand Bay.

A. H. Foster St. Matthew's, St. John.

R. Davidson Riverside.

.1 . C. Rol)ert8on Nashwaak.

" D. Campbell Springfield.

J. Valentine (irand Falls.

A. S. Morton Fairville.

' ' Hunter Boyd : . . . Waweig.

Freshytery of Miramichi.

Rev. A. F. Robb Doaktown.

" J. R. McCIure Harcourt.

" J. Whiteside Millerton.

F ••"tbytery of P. E. Tdond.

Rev. D. McLean West Cape.

" Wm. Murdoch Richmond Bay.

" J. Layton St. P'ter'sRd.& Cove Head.

OATKCHISTS KMI'LOYKU FItOM iMAV 1st, UMMI
I'lfDhiitcni of Sijdnvij.

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Station.

D. .1. Nicholson Dilhoiisie Loch Tist. .

A. M. McLeod Hdlifnx Littlo liras d'( )r.

C. C. Mclniosii " AssistHiit to Rev. .1 A. Mc(«laHlmti.

J. C. McLood " Leitcli'N Creek.

II. D. Mcliitosli Drtlhou.'jie Neil's Unrbour and liij^oiiisli.

\V. A. Fraser AHMistant to Rev. D. Drunmioud.

Prenl'ijterii of Iiirt'nu'.sti.

Noniian Mc(i)iieei> Dalliou.sie Wfst Hay.

W. .1. iMc(.^)uiirrie <^>iier_'n'.H .\richat.

J. \V. McPhail Pleasant Bay.

I'lf.shiiterii of Fii'tim.

\V. H. Sedywiok Halifax Ciirilioo and Lyon's Hrook.

A. .1. McDonald " . . .Isaac's Harbour.

A. ■]. W. Myers Dalhousie Cape (Jeorije.

I'ri'shiih.fii ('/ iVallur)'.
.]. .\. W. NicliolsiMi Halifax Tatania!,'oiiche.

I'lfuhijli't-]! (if Linii'ithinii (Old Yormdidlt.

Vj. H. Ramsay Daihousio Ili\erfidale.

NV. K. Cunningbani Halifax Lijckepurt.

I'reahiitetii of Tntro,

B. Glover Halifax Brookfield.

R. G. McKay " North Salem.

R. B. Lay ton Dalhousie Harmony.

.John Bradley. . . " Five Islands.

R. H. Stavert " North River.

.Jfune.s Mcintosh Cnicm, N. Y Cariboo Mines.

Prt'nlnib'rii of ll<difn.r.

Fred Vance Dalhousie Labrador.

Geo. Millar King's . Mount Uniacke.

(Jeo. Wood Halifax Middleton. *

.lames Ramsay " Baxter's Harbour.

A. D. Archibald " North Dartmouth.

Prt'di\ili'f\i (if Mifdmuiti.

G. M. Ross Halifax Kouchiboguac.

Charles Main Dalhousie Miscou.

E. McDonald " New Bandon.

W. J. Johnson Halifax llardwicke.

I'rpshiiti'nj (if St. Jdlin.

D. H. McKinnon Halifax Cabano.

.1. .1. McCaskill " Fort Kent.

W.W.Conrad " Golden Grove.

A.A.Smith " Baillie.

C. A. Myers Dilhousie Three Brooks.

■ ). H. A. Anderson Halifax St. Martin's.

A. L. McDougall ... " New Maryland.

W. A. McKay Dalhousie Salina.

Piesh titer II of P. E. Idand.
T. S, Ross Halifax Richmond Bay.

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REPORT OF THE AUGMENTATION COMMITTEE.

(WESTERN SECTION.)

To the Venerable the General Assembly: —

Through the coutimied goodness of God to our Beloved Church, and through
the growing liberality of her members and adherents your Committee is glad to be
able to report substantial progress in the work under its care. Had the Church
responded more liberally to the appeals made by your Committee during the year
fifty-six Mission Stations would have been advanced to augmented churches, but
owing to lack of funds only twenty-one of the fifty-six were taken on the list of con-
gregations. In the light of this significant fact, is it not a pity that so many con-
gregations, and even some Presbyteries spend so much time and energy to get from
the Fund what it has not to give, and do so little to raise the money requisite to
meet the urgent demands of the Church — demands that in the interests of the
Church and of the State ought to be granted. In some quarters the fund is too
much regarded as a fountain from which all that are inclined have a right to draw
freely and forever. While aiming to help as far possible the weak, your Committee
has specially striven to stimulate mission stations to put forth all their energies to
become self-supporting and aid giving. Believing that Churches like individuals,
can easily be pauperized and demoralized ; that to encourage needless chapels of
ease is an injury to the Church, and a waste of the Master's means ; and that the
Church ought to spend her strength in cultivating the fields most likely to yield
the best returns, your Committee without fear or favour has in all its grants acted
on these principles, and thus aided the Home Mission Board in its great work of
evangelizing the Dominion. Thus instead of aiming at keeping up two weak
congregations where one strong united charge ought to be ; instead of encouraging
the planting of new churches wliere not absolutely needed, your Committee work-
ing through Presbyteries has urged weak churches if possible to unite, and dis-
couraged the planting of churches in fields that are not promising.

Your Committee respectfully begs the serious attention of the Assembly to the
painful fact that a large number of augmented congregations give so little to the
.Augmentation Fund ; that while they are generous to some of the other funds of
the church, they are neither just nor generous to the one supporting them ; and
that this one-sided lil)erality has greatly hampered the Fund, and hindered the
Committee from doing most important work for the Master, so jealous that His
disciples should not neglect the liome.

The Fund began last year with a balance on hand of 13,025.54 and ended with
a balance on hand of $943.80. In plain English the receipts were $2,081.74 less
than the expenditure. If the church is to take next year thirty or forty additional
mission stations on her augmental list ; if the work of helping the young and
promising congregations of new Ontario and of the far west to become self-sustaining
is to be carried on with vigor, the Committee will need at least $30,000 or $6,872
more than last year. Most of the reports sent to the Convener are cheering, that
by Dr. Findlay being specially encouraging. As Dr. Robertson's report covers a
large and important field, and throws much light on the Committee's work, it is
here given in full.

6i':i

AUGMENTATION REPORT OF THE SYNODS OF MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST

TERRITORIES AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Last year was perhaps the most prosperous in the history of augmentation
ill Western Canada. Of the tliirty-three congregations on the list a year ago,
twelve, or one-third became self-sustaining ; twenty missions were organized
as congregations and placed on the list; and thirty-eight more were qualified
according to the regulations of the Committee, but to place them on the list would
embarrass the Fund.

The removal of these congregations from the list and the reduction in other
grants effected a saving of $2,450; the grants made to r^ew congregations amount
to $2,950.

It seems a pity that the state of the Augmentation Fund docs not admit of all
Missions offering a minimum of .f550 towards salary being put on the list.
Denying growing charges tlie right of complete organization is calculated to arrest
development and postpone the day of self-support.

Long distance and expense in travelling under the Probationers scheme in
operation in the East impracticable in the West. There is a Probationers' Com-
mittee, but, generally speaking, appointment to vacant charges are made for periods
varying from one to six months. Of the forty-one charges in these two Synods
sixteen are vacant. In the congregations reporting, the accessions to the com-
munion rolls give an average of a fraction over twelve each which for Western con-
gregations is quite encouraging.

SYNOD OF MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES.

On April 1st there were twenty-eight augmented charges in tliis Synod, of
which fourteen were vacant. During the year these were removed from the list :
Dominion City, Gretna, Hilton, Treherne, Breadalbane, Fairmount, Shoal Lake,
Milita, Wolseley, Rosedale and St. Luke's.

The additions to the list were : Belmont, Swan Lake, Nesbitt, Ravenswood,
Pipestone, Strathclair, Shoal Lake, Saltcoats, Oxbow, Alameda, Wapella, Aber-
neathy, Qu'Appelle, Hillburn and Broadview. The missionaries in charge of seven
of these hfteen additions to the list are already called or being called and settled
as pastors, which speaks well for pastors and congregations. Breadiilbane, Fair-
mount I'ud Shoal Lake, which were put on the list last year, are removed already.
There need be no fear that congregations sufKciently strong to support ordinances
will be allowed to lean on the Fund even if they were disposed to do so.

REPORT BY PRESBYTERIES.

1. Presbytery of Superior — Has no augumented congregations.

3. Prenhytery of Winnipeg — During the year Dominion City and Gretna became
self-supporting charges, leaving three still on the list. Selkirk reports a slight
growth in families and communicants, but its financial record is unchanged,
ilillbrook has as yet, no pastor settled over it ; an ordained missionary is in charge
and it is hoped a settlement may follow. Meadow Lea reports a slight increase in
communicants, but a decided falling-off in families, the result of a more accurate
census. The congregation i)rocured a manse last year.

.?. Prcxbytery of Roek Lake — Has five augmented charges. Thornhill as to
families and memlSership remains unchanged, although nine communicants were
added. A manse was purchased and the congregation is preparing to stand alone
soon. Crystal City is vacant. Families and communicants have increased, and
the financial record improved. In a year the congregation is likely to become

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Helf-suppurtiiiji. LaKiviere is still without a jiastor, Imt growing. Bi'linoiit aj)-
pears ou tlie list for tlie first time, and promises uot to stay long. The liiildur
Station is building a church. They j»romise !?700 and a manse, an average of
$20 per family, or $10 per communicant. Swan I^ake is also new ; witii
thirty-three families and sixty-nine communicants, the congregation offers $800
and asks for a grant of $100.

//. Pre^hiftcnj of (ilcuhoi o—lUlton became self-svistaining, showing nvimerical
and linancial grow til. Treherne undertakes to support its ow n pastor too, aiul its
strength seems e(iual to the task. Cypress River is improving as a settled charge,
and will. soon stand alone. Is'esbitt was put on the li.st recently. It has had a hard
struggle with a church debt, which cripi)led it, but the debt is being materially
reduced. Kavenswood until recently was a mission. Plymothism and other
religious lights have done much harm; but, under a pastor, the scattered sheep are
returning to the fold.

5. Pi-enhgtenj of Portayr la Pruiric — Has no augmented congregations, Ro.sedale
having becouu' self-sustaining on settlement.

<>. Prexbt/tery of Brandon — Brcadalbane called a pastor and resolved to become
self-sustaining. A tornado blew down the church in the principal station, au<l the
congregation erected a substantial stone structure last summer. P^lkhorn is vacant,
with an ordained mi.ssionary in charge. The strength of the congregation is in-
creasing slowly. Pipestone is a stranger. Only thirty-six families and fifty-
uine communicants are reported, but the people agree to contribute for salary $700
per annum.

7. Presbytery of Minnedona — Newdale reports a loss in families, but a decided
gain in communicants ; its promise for salary rises from $500 to 1650. Fairmount
came on the list last year, and left this; and Shoal Lake keeps it company. Bin-
scarth is not doing up to the measure of its strength — Held is too wide — the cliarge
is not settled but under the care of an ordained missionary. Yorktou is growing
steadily and is not likely to need help after this year. Saltcoats is new and
spirited, but not strong. Strathclair is an old mission, but a new congregation. It
has fifty families but only sixty-seven communicants, although the additions last
year were fourteen. Its stay in the half-way house sliould be brief,

8. Presbytery of Melita — By a different grouping o " stations, Melita has become
.self-sustaining, and promises Avell. Elva is .settled, built a manse and offers to
become self-sustaining after this year. Oxbow came on the list during the year, but
for the effort to wipe out liabilities connected with the building of the church and
manse in the central station, would likely stand alone. The Glen Eweu station
of the charge built a church last summer. Alameda is an old mission, but through
various causes suffered in the x^ast. The congregation is united and liberal ; it is
vacant, but a settleme'nt is expected shortly.

y. Presbytery of Regina — Wolseley after this needs no help. Whitewood has
suffered in numbers through are-arrangement of stations, but its promise for salary
has increased by $100. Lximsden too has improved its financial standing. Five
missions come on the list as congregations. Waper-: has oixty-nine families, is
likely to develop strength and soon stand alone, it promise.^ $625 to support its
pastor — no minister yet called. Abernethy is a prosperous farming settlement
north of the Qu'Appelle river; the communicants number eighty-eight, although
the families only thirty-five. The average contribution for salary is over $16
per family. Qu'Appelle Station is growing charge, on the main line of the C. P. R.,
with forty-one families and sixty-six commiuiicants. The average per family
here is over $15. The congregation is calling the missionary who supplied the
charge and consolidated it during the past four years. Hillburn congregation lies
north of Whitewood and Wapella ; and like Abernethy is off the line of railway.
Its forty families promise an average contribution of $15 each. Broadview dates
as a mission from the building of the C. P. R., but its growth has been retarded
by the Indian Reserve situated north of the railway tra-^k. Broadview is
a divisional point of the C. P. R.,.the congregation has a church and a manse, and
ther' e fair prospects of growth. The thirty-five families forming the charge
iM- nise $600.

SYNOD OK BRITISH COLI'MBIA.

ill this Synod were eleven aujiniented ('liar}j;es last siinu<>. l)urin<; the year
Trail and Vernon were removed and ^Nlaple Creek. Davishurj;, Cranhrook and
<;rand Forks phurd on the list, all of whieh have ealle<l pastors. The average rate
per fonimnnieant lor salary is $10.14 and the average grant for each of the thirteen
congregations is nearly !?202. The increase in eominiinieants in the eleven congre-
gations reporting was 145, an average of thirteen.

KKPORT BY I'KKSHVTKRIKS.

/. ('(iljjdrj/ — lias three auguni^nted charges, two of which were ])ut on the
list during the year, vi/ : Piiicher Creek and Davisburg. ^MacLeod missed being
made the end of a division of the Crow's Xest Pass Kailway, and it did not grow
jis expected. Settlers are coming in now, however, and the congrc^'Mon is likely
to increase in numbers. ]Mai)le Creek has reduced its church debt, and bought a
manse, making commendable etlbrts to clear both properties in a short time. Davis-
l)urg has greatly revive<l and promises .soon to stand alone.

.'. Ediiionfon — Reports liftle change. Both congregations called were di.sa,
pointed, and are now vacant. Innisfail sliows a gratifying increase in communi-
cants and increases its contributions. Strathcona would likely have been self-
sustaining had they .secured a pastor, but disappointment has kept them back.
With the new century they are sure to stand alone.

.1 Kamloopx — Vernon beca^me self-sustaining. Spollumcheen shows no change.
Hemmed in as the stations are, growth must be slow.

4. Kootfuai/ — Kaslo suffered seriously owing to the miners' strike : the pros-
pects this year are better. C'ranbrook takes its place on the list for one year only,
and asks for SI 50 : it has called and is settled. Grand Forks called, and is
settled also. Both these congregations arc liberal and })rogressive. Cranbrook
built a church, and Grand Forks is building this season. Two other missions in
this Presbytery, Fernie and PhaMiix became self-supporting charges last year with-
out going by way of augmentation.

■'). Neir Westminister — The situation in the Fraser valley is but slighily
changed. Chilliwack remains stationary in numbers, but sIioavs a decided increase
in contributions. Supperton will take years to recover from the disastrous fire of
last year ; families and communicants show a slight decrease, contributions station-
ary. Delta shows life but no growth numerical or (ianancial.

(1. Victoria — St. Paul's, Victoria, is the only augmented charge in this Pres-
bytery. Congregation streadily reducing church debt and reducing its claims on
the Fund.

By the help of the Church and Manse Board there were five churches and six
manses erected during the year in connection with the Augmented Cha!i

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IIEPORT OF THE AUGMENTATION COMMITTEE
(EASTERN SECTION), 1899-1900.

To the Fenerable the Oeneral Assembly : —

Your Committee on the Augmentntion Fund for the Eastern Section of the Church
begs leiive to present a statement of the work d(me durins{ the yThe spirit of
utter intolerance which prevailed thirty years ago has virtually disappeared. The
right of private judgment and free sjjeech then denied is now conceded. The
people fearlessly 6laim and exercise their polit'.cal rights regardless of ecclesiastical
dictation. They demand propei-ly trained teachers, and better equipped primary
schools. V^ery many are learning to speak and read and write in English. There
is a steady increase in the circulation of daily and weekly papers, not a few of
which manifest a liberal spirit, and are gaining courage to speak out occasionally
in favor of modern progress and eipial rights to all citizens.

These are st)me of the fruits of missionary eflbrts in circulating and teaching
the Word of Clod. But there are others still more satisfactory. As shown in the
tabulated statements of this report, we are able to count hundreds and thousands oi'
men and women truly saved by grace and liA'ing consistent Christian lives, acting
as the •' salt of the earth " and '' the light of the world " in their neighbourhoods.
It is estimated tiiat the total number of French Protestants, ircludiug those who
have gone from Canada to the United States, is at least 40,000. And here
it may be said, as an evidence of their piety, that the weekly prayer meetings of
our French Churches are more fully and regularly attended than those of English
congregations.

What are the main hindrances to this good Mission ? The zealous opposition
of a numerous and thoroughly organized priesthood, backed by superabundant
financial resources ; the social disabilities and ostracism to which converts are sub-
jected ; the reproach of ceasing to be French, as their priests insist, by becoming-
Protestants. It is right, however, to say that these obstacles are gradually disap-
pearing through the progress of truth and ft >edom.

What now stands in the way of more rapid advancement is not so much the
disinclination of the French people to accept the Gospel as the .<;rowing apathy of
English Protestants. Many of them seem to regard truth as in opposition to
grossest error not worth contending for. The great master hindrance — the root
and source of all minor ones — is lack of strong ruling faith in God and His Gospel.
There is a spurious liberalism, of which many are enamoured, which is eating into
vital godliness as doth a canker. The doctrine of those who yield to its seductivt
influence is that all religions are pretty much alike, and that consequently Roman-
ism is good enough for those who have been brought up in it, and therefore they
should not be meddled with. Men and women of this class have faith in money,
in athletics, in sports and theatres, in commerce, in secular science, in literatui'e,
art and war, — but no faith in giving r. jiure Gospel to those addicted to the worship
of the host, and of angels and the Virgin.

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK.

Thirty-six mission fields wiLh nii ^y preaching stations and fourteen colportage
districts were occupied by twent; -nine ordained missionaries, eighteen evangelists,
colporteurs and students, nnd twenty teachers, a total stall' of sixty -seven.

The average attendance over ten years of age was 2,283. Number of families
connected with missions, 922, and of single jjcrsons not connected with these
families, 27(). Number of communicants, 1,033, of whom 146 were added during
the year. The average attendance at Sunday Scliool, 1,074. and at i)rayer-meeting.
780. Two tliousand two hundred and forty-eight copies of the Scriptures and
30,000 religious publications were distributed. Contributions from fields were
.15,868, and school fees, $1,019, making a total of $7,487.

.77

Three hundred and thirty-six Protestant and 254 Roman Catholic pupils
attended the nineteen mission schools.

The Board does not luidervalue tlie significance of these statistics. Neither
docs it seek to measure the force of the moral and spiritual movements generated
and accelerated throughout the Province by the work of its missionaries, uor to
tabuhite the peace and comfort brought to many in hours of darkness and sorrow,
the strength and hope to others in their day of trials and persecmtious, by their
iiiiuistry of love and symi)athy. It does not lose sight of these things, which in the
sight of Heaven are of highest value, and would "thank God and take courage."

PKKSBYTERIES = -

AND
MISSION FIELDS.

Huron :—
Grand Bend, etc.. 2

Chelinnford. etc., 1

Glengari-y :— ( •■

(Jomwall, etc... \ 1

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North Bail '•—
Villa Marie.

Ottawa:—
l/EKllscSt. Marc. 1

Miisltam I

L'AiiKe Gardien &

Perkins 2

Naniur 2

I (esert 1

Monte Bello

Hull

Total.

Montreal :—
Eglise St. Jean....

I< glise Lacroix '

St. Jean Baptinle.

St. Henri

St. Charles St

St. Hyacinthe ....
Clianibly Canton.

Joliette

New GlaHgow

Grenville.

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8 .33 Rev. S. A. Carriere.

70j 151 8 500 53 222 57 300 Oi'ij 22 91 Rev. E. D. Pelletier,

i I i Mr. C. Lapointe,

! 90 900 !l49 OOi 32 .50 Student.

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91 " R. P. Duclos.
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25 " C. A. Doudiet.
91 " M.K. Boudreau
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01 Rev. L. R. Oiroulx.

P. S. Vernier.
" A.J. Lods.
" P. K. Beau-
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" J. J. Bourgoin.
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PRESBYTERIES

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Montreal— Cont'ed .
Farnham

St. Jerome

Vandreuil, etc —
St. Hyacinthe, etc
Valley Held, etc...

St. Gabriel

Hochelaga

Total 14

Quebec :—
ij'Eglise St. Jean. 1 2

Ste. Sophie .. 1

Ham Nord 1

Ditchfleld 1; 3

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Chicoutimi..

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trict, etc. . .

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St. Blandine, etc,
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Lorette

Quebee

Nicolot, etc

St. Maurice, etc

Total.

Miramichi :
Bona venture Co.

St. John :—
Edniondi^ton, etc.
St. Francis, etc .

Total.

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Missionaries.

Mr. A. G. Rondeau,

Student.
Mr. J. Demole

Student.
Mr. A. La.iouceur

Student.
Mr. K. Melieres,

Sludent.
Mr. Ag. H. Tanner,

Student.
.32 50 Mr. J. H. Watier,

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Mr. H. Chodat, Col-

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25 00 Rev. E. Curdy.
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43 00 Rev. J. Rey.
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35 00; Rev. E. Brandt.
30 00
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Colporteur.
25 00 Mile. M. C. Rutti,

Bible Woman.
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Colporteur.
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160 00! 32 .50

760 00: 72 50

Mr. H. Joliat, Stu-
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Rev. L.R. Bouchard
Mr. H. Joliat, Stu-
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PRKSBYTERY REPORTS.

Huron. — Mr. Carricre's work among the French is very satisfactory and
hopeful.

Algoma — Mr. Pelletier's work has heen affected by the fluctuation of the people,
but he sees evidence of a bright fuUire.

Glengarry. — The number of families at Cornwall has been reduced by removals,
but Mr. Paradis is gaining ground and winning his way into the homes of the people
in his wide field.

Ottawa. — St. Mark's, Ottawa City, has lost a number of families, but shows
financial and spiritual progress. Masham : No inr^rease financially, but otherwise
encouraging growth. Nanur : The wo-*k is prosperous and the pastor hopes to
have the new church opened early in the summer and fiilly paid for, thanks to
friends in Ottawa Presbytery and elsewhere. Monte Bella : Thert is a marked
change in this commimity, and the missionary has been greatly encouraged by the
people at many points in his wide field. Desert : A mixed field of great extent ;
encouraging I'esults among the French families.

Montreal. — St. John's has advanced. The people and pastor have been cheered
and filled with hope. They have undertaken $1,000 for the Century Fund and
will succeed. A marked feature of the year at Lacroix Church has been the grow-
ing and promiseful work among the young. In this, members of the pastor's family
have rendered invaluable service. St. Jean Baptiste Mission has prospered. St.
Henri has been discontinued as a separate mission and attached to the St. Charles
St. Mission. This was done partly for economy and partly owing to the erection
of mission buildings in the neighborhood by another evangelical denomination.
TheSi. CAarZca (S/reei 3fi«8t0Ji is supported conjointly by St. Paul's Church, Montreal,
and the Board of French Evangelization. Services are in both English and French.
The missionary ha"- access to a large number of Roman Catholic families. The Avork
at St. Hyacinthe has grown, although the congregation has lost by removals. At
Chambly Canton the new mission building will soon be finished, and about $400 addi-
tional required to pay for it. Notwithstanding serious losses by death. New Glasgow
more than holds its own. Belle Riviere has been disappointing as to numerical
results, although good vvork done. The venerable missionary at Lachute
has been able to visit and pray with many Roman Catholics. The work at Gren-
ville has been satisfactory and the outlook promising. Arundel and Desalaberry
have been efficiently worked. A manse is being built. The people provide about
$400, the balance to be collected within the Presbytery. Valleyfield is a new field
and the centre of a hopeful work in which the missionary has been greatly helped
and encouraged by the pastor and session of the Presbyterian Church of the place.
Joliette has been supplied since last fall by students from the Presbyterian College,
Montreal, the pastor having then accepted a call to the French Protestant Church
at Ste. Anne, Kankakee, 111. The people are anxious to secure the services of the
Rev. J. H. Paradis, at present missionary at Cornwall, Ont. The Italian Mission,
Montreal, is in charge of Mr. V. di Geneva, who has laboured with zeal and success
among the Italians in the city.

Quebec. — Mr. S. Rondeau was transferred last fall to the teaching staff at
Pointe-aux-Trembles. Mr. P. Boudreau took charge of the Quebec Mission and
has done excellent work. Mf. Boudreau has also opened a new field at St. Valier
in the County of Bellecha«se. A large number of the people of that parish were
dissatisfied with the decision of the ecclesiastical authorities respecting site of new
church, and after long delay invited Mr. Boudreau to visit them. He did so, and
has since then preached the Gospel almost every week to a congregation varying
from fifty to eighty persons. The opposition so far is covert, and the influence of

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judges, lawyers and clergy from far aud near has failed to close .in open door to the
preaching of the gospel. A strong man will be needed to help carry on the Avork here.
Elgin Road. — Rev. J. L. Moriu, M.A., of McOill University, has continued during
the summer months the work of his fatlier-in-law, the late Dr. Chini(|uy, in this
mission, whose influence is felt in the neighbouring parishes as is evident from an
awakened spirit of inquiry which manifests itself in many ways. A colporteur will
assist Mr. Morin during the coming summer. At La Jeune Lorette, Mr. Tsiegei has
continued his success among his own people, the Huron Indians. Ste. Sophie and
Nord Ham Missions have been placed under the care of one missionary. It is an
immense field for evangelization with only a small number of Protestant families.
The 1: issionary rented a house in tiie Village of Nord Ham, but had to give it up
because the parish priest so ordered. Ditchfield is now a purely French field,
Spider Luke, an English station, having been attached to Megantic Village. The
people have .shown their appreciation of a permanent missionary by their liberality.
The progress of the year has been encouraging. The work in the District of St.
Francis was carrii'd on by a colporteur during the summer. Good work was done
by the Students' Missionary Society in the Lac St. Jean and Port-au-Persil fields.
The little church at Port-au-Persil will be finished early next summer. Miss
Janeway, of New York, collected and forwarded from summer residents at Murray
Bay, and friends, about $200 for this building. Evangelical Protestantism has a
worthy representative in Mr. J. L. Campbell, B.D., who ministers to both French
and English at Chicoulimi. Ste. Blandim. is a new field in which good work was
done during the summer by Mr. E. Brandt, assistant teacher at Pointe-aux-Treml)les.
Three families abjured Komanism, and many are reading the Scriptures. It is
sowing time. Cucovna and St. Ct/pi'ien were worked by one missionary who visited
Ste. Blandinc also occasionally during the winter. Seed sown five years ago at
St. Cyprien took root and grew rapidly, for last fall twenty-six individuals openly
embraced the Gospel and its only Saviour. Fierce persecution followed, and the
missionary's faith and courage almost failed, for he feared that the little fiock
would be scattered or forced to recent. They were led by a way that they knew
not, for peace has been restored, and faith and hope in the future are strong and
bright.

Mira,. x'hi. — Mr. H. Joliat spent some weeks colporting in Bonaventure County.
He was woll received by the peonle and placed many copies of the Scrijitures.

St. John. — The missionary has supplied Edmondstou aud four outlying stations.
His chief encouragement has been at Ste. Agathe where he baptized thirteen per-
sons who had previously abjured Romanism and thus openly confessed Jesus.

MISSION SCHOOLS.

The Clergy of the Church of Rome have ever had control of education in the
Province of Quebec. They have had the authority as well as the means to have
secured ample education for the people had they been anxious to do so. The fact
that out of a jjopulation of 1,500,000, there are 600,000 who can neither read nor
write, determines their attitude t'^./ards popular education and exposes them to
just reproach, for the recent efforts at improvement and reform are not due to their
initiative, but to the demands of the people. Such demands on the part of the
peo])le and also the attendance of so many of their children at our little mi.ssion
day schools, as well as at the Central Mission Schools at Pointe-aux-Trembles aud
similar institutions controlled by other evangelical denominations, are the promise
of better and brighter days.

Three mission schools disappear from oxir list this year, viz. : — rPerkins, Gren-
ville, No. 10, and Arundel having been transferred to the School Commissioners of
their respective municipalities. This accounts for deci'ease in statistics. They go
to increase the large number similarly transferred vvithin recent years, which the
Board began and sustained in a humble way up to t ^e point of almost self-support.

NAMES

SCHOOLS.

NAMKS

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Hani Nord iF. Merlrud

.St. Cyprien ; Missionary .

u. T-.C., jMr. H. Chodat

^^- •'^f'" I I, Mile. A. CouHineau

J.acroix iMr. J. H. Watier

StJeanBaptiste K^^lEaS"'

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I'oint-aiix-Tremble.s lUev.J.Bourgoin and 7 others!

Arundel !Mr. F Watier i

Chanibly jMissionary

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» The Schools are situated ou the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, nine
miies east of Montreal. They were founded in 1846 by the French Canadian
Missionary Society, and weie purchased by the General Assembly of our Church in
1880, and since enlarged. Ou the mission property there are two school buildings,
one for boys, which can accommodate about 110, and the other for girls, with
accommodation for between seventy and eighty. Upwards of 4,000 French
Canadians have already been educated here. Many of vj ese now occupy positions
of trust and influence as ministers, teachers, physicians, lawyers, merchants, etc.
Pupils are admitted between the ages of thirteen and twenty-tive, the average age
last year being about fifteen. A pr'^'t 'ence is given to the sons and daughtera of
French Roman Catholic parents and i i.e children of recent converts from Rome,
living in parishes where there is no Pr >l' tant school. Many of these are unable
to read or write when first received i i » the schools. The session begins in
October each year and continues for .seven months. The pupils all reside in the
buildings, and thus enjoy the advantages of a Christian home, under the watchful
nature of earnest, devoted tea*-' as. They all take then' share of housework.
The day's duties are thus laid at : — Rise at 5.30 a.m. All are in the class-room
studying privately from six to seven. Breakfast at seven. Houses and out-door
work from 7.30 to 8.45. Family worship, when all assemble together, boys and
girls, at 8.45. School begins at nine with united Bible-class for all, and continues
till twelve. Dinner at twelve, followed by recreation to 1.30. Then classes till
four, recreation from four till five, classes from five till six, tea at six, recreation
to seven ; studying privately in class-room till nine, then family worship (boys and
girls in their separate buildings) at nine, and all in bed and lights out at 9.30 p.m.
There are eight teachers, thoroughly qualified, all of whom reside in the buildings.
They are earnest Christians, of devoted missionary spirit, thoroughly consecrated
to their work. The Principal, Rev. J. Bourgoin, has been twenty -seven years
connected with the institution, and is admirably adapted for his position. Miss
Lena Haddow is the capable directress of the girl's school. All the teachers
have rendered efficient service.

Special pi'omineuce is given to the religious instruction of the pupils, and to
the teaching of God's Word on the points of difference between Protestants and
Roman Catholics. In these every pupil is thoroughly indoctrinated, and it is na
exaggeration to state that comparatively few, if any of our English speaking young
men and women are better acquainted with their Bibles, or are better able to give
a reason for the hope that is in them, than are the pupils of Pointe-aux-Trembles
when they leave the Mission Schools there.

The attendance last session was one hundred and fifty-seven. Not only is
great care exercised in the selection of pupils from the increasingly large number
of French Canadians applying for admission, but the policy of the Board in
inducing the brightest among them to continue for three or four consecutive
sessions, is bearing manifest fruit. The schools are visited and examined monthly
by a committee of the Board, appomted for the purpose, and in January at the end
of the session written examinations are held on all subjects taught. While tbe
past session was one of great encouragement — eighteen of the pupils having united
with tho Church in March — it was also one of great anxiety, owing to the long-
continued and serious illness of the Principal, brought on by too much work at the
beginning of the session. It is gratifying to report that Mr. Bourgoin is now
somewhat better, and will soon be able to go from home for change of air. It is
hoped that he may be able to take the general supervision of the Schools next
session, with such help as the Board may be able to give.

When the Board ac(iuired the property in 1S80, it resolved to admit no pupiis
gratuitously, except Roman CJatholics whv se parents were unable or unwilling to
contribute ; all others are required to i)ay something, in proportion to theii
ability, towards board and tuition. The amount received in this way during the
past session was $1,400. A considerable portion of this amount was money earned
by the pupils themselves during the preceding summer. After deducting these
fees, the average cost to the Church of each pupil is $50 per session. The Board
desires that th^nstitution should be supported by means of scholarships of .$50
each, guarauteecl by private individuals or Sabbath schools and Young People's
Associations. A particular pupil is u:j'Mgned to the donor of a scholarship, to
whom reports as to the progress made are forwarded from time to time. In this
way a Sabbath school contributing a scholarship is put directly in correspondence
with the Mission Schools, and the letters, if read publicly to the Sabl)ath school,
tend to keep up their interest in the work. It is hoped, therefore, that many
more Sabbath schools and Christian Endeavour Societies will assume the support
of pupils. From those unable to do so, a contribution is earnestly asked. The
Board has no hesitation in warmly commending the schools as worthy of public
confidence, assured that no means are likely, by the blessing of God, to e more
efficacious in the work of French Canadian evangelization, and in advancing the
cause of Christ in the Province of Quebec. Year after year God has manifestly
set his seal upon this work, and blessed the labours of the teachers. " The Lord
hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad."

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The 54th Session of the Pointe-aux-Trembles Schools closed at the end of
April, when a public examination was held. The Chairman and several members
of the Board of French Evangelization, and a large number of friends were present
and were much pleased with the results.

The day of departure from Pointe-aux-Trembles is always sad, for both
teachers and pupils. Many tears are shed, for it is here that important transforma-
tions have takwi place in the young lives. Minds have been enlightened,
superstitions and errors have fled before the truth, and the chains of Rome
have been broken by the pure Gospel seen and heard for the first time. Every
thing in the surroundings is dear ; the class-rooms recall the lessons and the
teachers ; the chapel, the blessed hours when light entered the heart, and the
many beautiful hymns and prayers that have ascended to the throne of God.
One can understand why our scholars, with tears in their eyes say good bye to
their common home.

Our institution is more than a school, it i'- v. ^cspel home to which every
scholar likes to come back after a long absence. This winter a former pupil
visited us ; twenty-seven years ago he left the Schools and went to the States and
has been there ever since. Said he, "as I passed through Montreal, I could not
resist the temptation of seeing again the dear old Poiute-aux -Trembles whi-.-h I
love, and from which I brought the best souvenirs and the best lessons for my
success in life ; and the secret of this love is in the fact that the Divine Book is. so
much taught here. ' '

This boy never forgot that he was a pupil of Pointe-aux-Trembles. While he
worked to provide for his needs he gathered children off the street and. taught
them what he had learned here; and to-day his Sunday school has become an
organized church with nearly 300 membei-s.

The following incidents will help to show once more the great power of the
Gospel upon the young French Canadians.

One of our boys, an orphan, and a Roman Catholic, was called away suddenly
to see his dying sister. He went, but was much surprised at finding her playing
about in the house. The sister did not expect her brother, but soon they understood
the meaning of this. Through thfc priest letters had been written to bring back that
boy to the parish. The priest came to the house. Our boy was forced to go to

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ccreinoiiicH during a whole week. A way was jtrepared to .send him to a eon vent.
Tlie body of our jaiitil was in the hands ol' tlie priest, hut hi.s mind was Irec. he
could I'ot Cortfct his old school, and the trutii ; and at last he escaped and ran
aw'iy to us. «)n entering again our do«)r he said : ''Siirely the priests will deceive
n»e no more."

Ten yc'irs .igo, a loiiner pupil now in the Stales, met one of his countrymen
ami said to iiim : "Aly deai' friend, when it will be thi time to give an education
to your children I recotnmend you to send them to Point'^anx-Trembles and you
will never regret it.'' Last .lanuary that man, came here with one of his
boys and left him. For many days after that boy was .seen in a corner of the
class-room weeping. He was a faithful Konmn ( atholic, and he felt sorry at
seeing others n«)t wtnshipping (iod like him. Soon he understood the truth and
the divine IJook became dear to him. lie wrote to his father saying: "I left
home with my images, my beads, my scapulary and my superstitions, the.se things
I have left behind. I will enter home with the (iosju'l."

One hundred and Hf y-seven pupils were admitted this past .session ; eighty-six
boy.s ami seventy -one girls; eighty of them belonged to lionnin Catholic homes.

Eighteen of them confessed tht name of Christ and i»ecame members of the
Church. Many ha\ '' returned to their parents, nominally Roman Catholics, with
broader views, with a new light and willing and ready to defend and to testify for
the good received at the I'ointe-aux-Trembles Schools.

Our scho/;;rs have been active in the fulfdment of their duties. IVIanual work
and lessons have been well attended to. Prayer meetings have been greatly
blessed among the pupils; temperance work has been actively carried on, the
members of the senior classes making stirring addresses, and warning their fellow
•students ar^ainst the terriWe vice '>i*inteni[ierance.

The Association of tho former and th*^ present pupils have again contributed
$40.00 for i>rizes, and $5(».0() for books for the libraries. This is most helpful
and sliniulating for the pu})ils.

The scholars, though poor, are not unmindful of their duties, and, helped by
their teachers, have coutribu^ed tlie sum of $15.00 towards the French Evangeliza-
tion, $15.00 for the Century Fund, $15.0(» for the starving childien of India and
$5.00 for the Foreign Missions.

Three o'" our boys are going to work as colporteurs for the summer, and four
girl.i lo teaci; in mission schools.

The teaching staff was compo.sed of ^liss L. lladdow, directress, and the
Misses V. (tiroulx, E. Hourgoin and A. Molleur, all former i)upils of the school,
in the girl's school, and in the boy's school, Messrs. E. Brandt, S. Rondeau, B.A.,
and H. Joliat.

The health of the pupils has been on the whole good. Teachers and scholars
have been deeply grieved by the ]irolonged sickness of Principal Ronrgoin, ;in
their turnest prayer has been that God may restore his strength and health for tlu
continuation of the good work to which he has devoted his life. How glad the
pupils weie to see before they left their beloved Principal once more in the chape
to say good-bye and wish them all a hajipy return to their homes.

We cannot close this short report without tendering our thanks to our
numerous benefactors Avho have so faithfully provided for all our needs, and made
possible this great work for freedom, for emancipation, for education, and the
bigl. est welfare of our dear country.

E. H. BRANDT,

Acting Principal.

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POINTR-AUX-TKEMBLES srHUl.AHSHllU

Tlu' IciUuwiiig ib 11 complete list of thu .scholaivhiiis received or promised : —

From Con<fny(ili(iiiM miil Suhlxifli Schools.

Acton, Out., Knox Ch. iind S. Scliool.

Almonte, Ont., St. Andrew's.
" St. John's.

Amherst, N.S., St. Stephen's.

Appleton, Out., St. Andrew's.

Avonlmnk, Out.

Ayr, Out., Knox.

" Stanley Street.

Miirrie, Ont.

Burton, Ont., S.S. and C.E. Soe.

Ik'lleville, Ont., John Street.

H()wmanvHle,Out., St. Paurs(oiie-half).

Hranipton, Ont.

Brant ford, Ont., Zion.

" First Church.

Brock ville, Ont., First Church.

" St. John's (one-half).

Brookline, ^lass., Bethany.

Brussels, Ont., Melville.

Campbellford, Out.

Campbelltown, N.B. (one-half).

Carleton Place, Zion Juv. Miss. Band

Carluke, Ont., St. Paul's.

Charlottetown, P.E.I., Zion.

Cobourg, Ont.

Columbus, Ont.

Cornwall, Ont., Knox.

( \)te des Neigcs, Que.

Dalhousie, N.B. (one-half).

Dartmouth, N.S.,St. James' (one-half).

Deseronto, Ont., ^fis.sion Band (one-
half).

Drummond Hill, Ont.

Dundas, Out.. Happy Ws. Miss. Band.

Elrasdale, Hants, N.S., Y.P.S.C.E.

Flora, Ont., R:>ox S.S. & B. CI. (half).

Ruglish River, Que.

Farringdon, Ont. (two).

Fergus, Out., Melville.

" St. Andrew's.

Gait, Out., Knox.
" Central.

(leorgetown. Que.

Clace Bay, N.S.

Goderich, Ont., Knox (one-half).

Crreat Village, N.S.

Guelph, Ont., Knox.

Halifax, N.S., Fort Massey.

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" St. Andrew's.

Park Street.
St. .Matthew's.
Out., St. Paul's.
Erskiiie.
Knox.
' Central.
Hillsboro' and Mabou Village. N.S.
Kingston, Out., Cooke's.
Kirkton, Ont. (one-half).
Kirkwall, Out., L.S. and Bible Class (one-
half).
Lachine, Que., St. Andrew's.
Laketield. Ont.
Lindsay, Out., St. Andrew's.
Little Harbour, N.S. Sabbath Schools.
Londou, Out., St. Andrew's.
" First Church.

Lucknow, Ont. (one-half).
Lyn, Ont.
Mayfleld, Ont.
Montreal, Que.

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St. Gabriel.
Erskine.
Calvin.

St. Matthew's (two).
Crescent Street.
Nazareth Street (half).
Chalmers.

American Presby. Ch.
Motherwell, Ont.
New (Jlasgow, N.S., .Tanies.

" United Ch. (tv/o).

New Westminster. B.C., St. Audrew's.
Norval, Out., S.S. and B.C.
Norwood. Ont. (one-half).
Ormstown, Que. Village.

' ' l^pper and Lower.

Ottawa, Ont., Knox.

«« St. Andrew's.

" St. Paul's Y.W. and Y.

M.B. CI.
" Stewarton.

Paris, Ont.

Pembroke, Out., Calvin.
Perth, Ont., Knox.
Peterborough, Out., St. Paul's.

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WjMUlell'H ClUHH.

IMctou, N.S., I'rince Street.

Port KIgin, Out.

Portage la Prairie, Mau., Y.P.S.C.E.

Port Hope, Out., First.

Quebec, Que., Chalmers.

Renfrew, Out., St. Andrew's.

Sarnia, Ont.

Seatbrth, Out., First.

Shubeuacadie, N.S., Y.P.S.C.E.

Wraith's Falls, Out., St. Paul's C.E.S.

Stratford, Out., Knox.

" St.Audrew'8(oue-half).

Streetsville. Out. (one-half).
Sydney, N.S., St. Matthew's.
8t. Catharines, Out.. Hayes Ave.
St. John, N.B., St. John's Y.P.S.C.E.
St. Lambert, Que., St. Cuthbe.t's.
i^t. Stephen, N.B., St. Stephen's.
Thamesford, Ont.
Toronto, Ont., Erskiue.

West.

St. Andrew's.

Central.

Knox.

Knox Bible Class.

Kut)X Happy Gleaners.

St. John's (one-half).

St. James' Scjuare.

St. Mark's.

Westminster.

Cooke's (two).

Bloor Street.
First.

First Y.P.S.C.E. i
St. Andrew'. «.
Valleyfield, Que.
Vanleek Hill, Ont. (two).
Westminster, Out., S. and N.
We3f mount. Que., Melville.
Williamstown, Out., St. Andrew's.

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"Winchester West, Ont.j

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Wiudsor, Out., St. Andrew's.
Winnipeg, .Man., Knox.

St. .\ndrew'8.
Woodstock, Out., Knox.
Woodville, Out. (one-half).

MISCELLANEOUS.

Beauharnois, Que., Mr. and Mrs, J. W.

Kilgour (two).
Brantford, Out., Ignatius Cockshutt

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Brule and Middleton, N.S W.F.M. Union

Society.
Carletou Place, Out., Mr. N. M. Riddell.
Carluke, Out., Mrs. A. S. Morton.
Charlottetowu, P.E.I., Arch. Kennedy.
English River, Que., Wm. Lang.
Gait, Out., Knox Ch., W.H.M. Society.
" " Mrs. Arthur

Burnett.
Georgetown and English River, Que.,

VV.F.M.S.
Lachine, Que., T. A. Dawes.
Montreal, Que., Mrs. Redpatb.
" C. W. Davis.

" Erskiue Ch. Ladies' Aid.

New Glasgow, N.S., United Ch. Ladies'

Aid.
" J. W. Carmichael

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New York, U.S., H. E. Adriance i^oue-

half).
Ottawa, Out., A Friend.
Paris, Out., Miss Margaret Curtis.

" Mrs. .f. F. Boultbee (one

half)
Philadelphia, John H. Converse.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Alanson Trask.
Toronto, Out., Wm. Mortimer Clark.
Williamson, Ont., Miss E. Johnson.
Youngstowu, Ohio, John C. Wick.

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The following extracts IVoin ri-t-fnt rcportM of worktTH will convey nonjc idea
of the nature and coiulitions of their work iu widely He|)arated Melds,

DKHTBOYKR AND DIHTKIHUTOK.

" In tlie parts of the co\intr\ where I have already gone over, many coljiorteui-fl
it seems have passed before selling many bo(»kH. As is generally the case the priest
has had them destroyed, and forbidden the people to buy any more upon the plea
that they were Protestant and bad. In spite of such opposition, by reading the
nicest cliapters of the New Testament, I intluenced many of them to take copicH.
Some take copies without any hesitation and witiiout any urging on my part. One
lady to whom I offered a New Testament said she had no money, otherwise she
would take it. I told her if she wished to have it I would wait for the payment
until I should pass her way again. She Haid, ' Will you do so? I am .so I'lad, and
I promise you that even if I have to wear away my lingers in earning the necessary
money I will do so.' Many similar incidents might be stated. These are encour-
aging, but how numerous are the times when I am turned away and might be
treated as the vilest of men if it were not known that I have the protection of the
law."

A StiiN OK I'KOGHKSS.

" Since your visit here five more have been added to our little flo(!k, making
twenty-six in all since last spring. They are making great progress, morally and
spiritually. One little thing will help show this : J, L. has a great passion for
hunting, and used to go on Sundays. Last Sunday a friend called in the afternoon
and asked him to go. He answered, 'No, I cannot go, it is Sunday.' It was no
doubt a great struggle for him."

THK KORBIDDKR KOKHIDDEN.

" Not being able to sell ray books, I went to the priest and asked him how it
was that I couhi uot sell in his parish, and to kindly give me authorization that I
might do so. He replied with a very pitiful air that he had forbidden his parish-
ioners to buy, and as for an authorization, that was forbidden him by his superiors."

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THE PROFEHHIONAL MAN AND THE PRIEBT.

" The other day I was in conversation with a notary of the place who said to
me, ' My dear sir, don't think that we don't know that our clergy have departed
from the truths of the Gospel. We know it too well. But we dare not say it. be-
cause the priest would immediately hear of it, and as professional men we need
their help. But a time is coming when there will be a radical change.' "

TWO STANDPOINTS.

" The priests here are furious and say that it is worse for the parents to send
their children to our school than' it is to attend our services. In two or three cases
the answer has been : ' Our children must learn the English language, and we
want to know what Protestants believe, so we will go to their religious meetings.'
May God enable us to act here with a large measure of wisdom and love."

A PROMISE BROKEN. •

"A woman promised with Imprecations that she would never attend our meet-
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and I have now proviniouH to nourish my soul for two weeks of the good things I
heard, and I don't understand why our priest is afraid of this missionary.' "

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' ' One of our French Protestant families having had the misfortune to have their
huildings burne(| by the bush fires was mocked at and ridiculed by some of the
l)eople who said, -What's the use of ministers? They cannot stop the fire. If
you had only sent word to our priest you would have been spared.' While the
fire was raging all around thev brought out their images and crucifixes and fixed
them to the walls, and those who were not burned out talked highly of the
miraculcnis virtues of these poor protectors, but not a .vord about God."

; THE GOSPEL WINS.

" During one of my visits at D I had tlie opportunity of seeing a dying

J oung man to whom I talked of .Jesus and read the Gospe'. I asked the permission
of his parents to pray, but they laughed at me. Then I said ' I will ask the sick
man.' He answered affirmatively and earnestly. The priest had refused the day
before to come and administer to him ' the last ritefe of the Church ' under the
pretext that the roads were too bad. He came quickly tlie day after my visit.
The young man died talking of the good things he had heard from ' the Gospel of
a Protestant.' His sister afterwards ctnne to our meetings and told me how they
had been persecuted for having receivea my visit at the death-bed of her brother ;
' but I have learned,' said she, 'that truly it is possible to die in peace in your
religion. Our priests don't talk of God's pardon and of heaven in such circum-
stances, but are always in a hurry and do wlmt they are accustomed to do mechan-
ically. I will study the Gospel now.' This same lady had on a former occasion
refused a New Testament."

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" On my ."i- ~t visit at the house of Mr. S I was despised and insulted and

abused. The second time they received me kindly and the master of tlie house was
like another man. The words of the Gospel had evidently had some effect. I was
armitted to read and speak and was listened to with astonishment. The third
.ime I called I left a Bible atid shewed them that it was necessary to seek God's will
in His Word and live in obedience to His Gospel rather than to the commandments
of men. -Verily the entrance of Thy Word giveth light.' "

THE HIDDEN LEAVEN.

" Since I have been engaged in selling the Scriptures to the people of Quebec
Province I have thought at times that I was doing a work with not much hope for
the future. But I was mistaken. I recognize that I was, because I had at the
beginning of this month the pleasure to meet with a man who received a copy of
the Scriptures when he was in the States. He called me into his office saying,
'Come and see what I have here.' Then he showed me a fine New Testament,
and he added that not an evening since he possessed it, about ten years, had he
missed to read a chapter or more. Well, that man is stiil a Roman Catholic by
profession, but he knows better and he told me so ; but he keeps a grocery store
and on that account has to keep quiet. Now who will tell me that the books I
have placed do not count the same way, and do not give encouragement? Nobody.
So we are sure the light is coming. It is break!" a- already, but surely in this place
of N — surrounded with so many convents and colleges ; yes, even here it is begin-
ning to shine, for people who one year ago thought that a hor.se had as much
religion as " Protestant, know and acknowledge the contrary to-day."

SOWING THR GOOD SEED.

" During this month we had the pleasure of again meeting that Roman Catholic
family that was ready last summer to leave the Church of Rome but did not

because of relatives. They asked me for another Bible, and went to W for a

lew weeks, and they told me that many other people in W were asking for the

Bible. A few weeks ago I had a meeting near Ste. C, and I have since learned that
one of the Roman (-atholies who was present is coming to see me and bringing a
dozen of his neighbcurs with him. One good seed will bring forth fruit in due time.
I have had occasion this month to explain the Gospel to many Roman Catholics."

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PUBLICATIONS.

Two i»apers, "Grateful French Canadian," prepared by Rev. R. 1'. Duclos. of
Lacroix Church, Montreal, and "Our French Work," by Rev. C. A. Dondiet. of
St. Charles Street Mission, Montreal, were published during the year in the I'rcs-
byterian Record, and also in pamphlet form, and had thus a very large circulation.

AH of which is ves])ectfully submitted.

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D. H. MacVICAR, D.I).. LL.D., Chairman.
S. J. TAYLOR, M.A., 'vrelary.

FORM OF BEQUEST.

I give and bequeath to the Treasurer, for the time being, of the Board ok French
Evangelization of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, in trust for the said Board,

the sum of

to be paid out of my personal estate, without any deduction whatever : and I direct thai
the receipt for the said sum of the Treasurer of the abore-named BoWil) of French
Evangelization shall constitute and be sullicient discharge therefor.

All contributions for French Evangelization and tlie Pointe-aux -Trembles
Schools should be sent direct to the Treasurer, addressed Rev. Robt. IT. Warden,
D.D., Confederation Life Building, Toronto.

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BOARD OF FRENCH EVANGELIZATION OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.

IN ACCOUNT WITH REV. R. H. WARDEN. D.D., TREASURER.
FOR THE YP:AR ENDING MARCH 31st. 19(10.

I.— ORDINARY FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 $1,864 65

Congregational contributions $13,081 18

Sabbath School " 613 78

C. E. Societies " 192 22

Donations, Sales of Books, etc 815 69

Beque.sts 1,587 60

Interest and Dividends 1,696 20

Montreal Women's Missionary Society 200 00

Presbyterian College. Montreal, interest Anderson

Bequest 1,012 50

Contributions from (rreat Britain 3,798 14

22.997 31

$24,861 96
• Disbursements.

To Salaries paid Missionaries, etc $19,930 42

Salary British Agency 868 53

Salary of Secretary 1,600 00

Travelling expenses of Secretary 186 67

Expenses of meeting of Board and Executive 134 30

Rent, telephone, etc., Montreal office 106 99

Calvin Church, Montreal, rent of Hall 50 00

French Literature 73 71

Interest on Mortgage, St. John's Church, and on

advances 499 30

Proportion of expenses, Committee on Y. P. Societies 20 00

Rev. E. A. McCurdy, Halifax, on account salary . . 200 00

Printing, including annual reports, etc., and postage 427 79

Proportion of general expenses 450 00

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 314 25

$24,861 96

II. — FRENCH EVANGELIZATION RK8ERVK FUND.

By P. Peebles Fund $404 63

R. Allan Fund 1,600 00

T. Kirkpatrick Fund 1 ,000 00

R. Anderson Fund 2.250 00

Executors, J. Kelso, Countv Megantic, Que 900 00

Executors, H. McDonald, Wolfe Island 1,900 00 $8,054 63

To : Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 $8,05463

III. — J. a. ROSS FrxD.
By Balance on hand, as at April 1st, 1899

IV. — p. PEEBLES FUND.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 " "

To Transferred to Reserve Fund

V. — R. ALLAN FUND.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899

To Transferred to Reserve Fund

VI. — T. KIRKPATRICK FUND.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899

To Transferred to Reserve Fund

VII. — R. ANDERSON FUND.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899

To Transferred to Reserve Fund

VIII. — POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES ORDINARY I FUND,

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899

Congregational contributions $8(59 87

Sabbath School " 4.48152

C.E. Societies, etc. " .- 259 03

Donations 1.502 30

Interest 34 38

Montreal Woman's Missionaiy Society 200 00

Tuition fees and sales \ 1.202 10

Executors, Mrs. R. Phelp, England 1,312 50

Executors, William Colquhoun, Cornwall, Ont 100 00

Executors, J. R. McKeuzie, Kenyon, Ont 200 00

Disbur8ement8.

To Salaries paid Teachers, etc #2.818 35

Butcher, $1,298.39 ; Baker, ^602. 99 1.901 38

Grocer, $2,959.81 ; Hardware, Crockery, etc.,

$269.63 3,229 44

Dry Goods, $148.29 ; Stationery, Postage, etc.,

$181.83 330 12

Fuel 969 98

Travelling Expenses, Principal, etc 76 53

Repairs and Sundries 703 99

Insurance 119 00

Pt-oportion of general expenses 300 00

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 330 87

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$404 63

$1,000 00
11,600 00

$1,000 00
$1,000_00

$2,250 00
$2,250 00

$618 46

10.161 20

$10,779 66

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$10,779 66

IX. — POrNTK-AUX-TRKMHLK8 REKERVK FUND.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 18!)9 $7,045 00

. Executors James Kelso, County ]Mc}j;antic, (Jue... . 000 00

$7/J4r) 00

To Balance ou hand, April 1st, 1900 $7 .945 00

BALANCE SHEET.

APIUL, 1900. DR. CR.

Ordinary Fund !?;}14 25

Ordinary Reserve Fund 8,tt54 (iJi

Pointc-aux-Trembles Ordinary Fiii;d '.VM) 87

Pointe-aux-Trembles Reserve Fun^l 7,945 00

J. G. Ross, Quebec, Fund 25,000 00

Coligny College. Ottawa $25,000 00

Lambton L. & I. Co 1,600 00

C.C. Bonds 10,400 00

Balance, Cash in Bank 4,644 75

$41,644 75 $41,644 75
Toronto, April 27th, 1900.

I have audited the books of Rev. 11. H. Warden, D.D., Treasurer of the French
Evangelization Fund for the year ending March 31st, 1900, and have examined
the vouchers connected therewith, and certify theiu to be correct.

I also certify that the foregoing balance sheet is in accordance with the books
of account.

ANDREW .lEFFREV,

Toroiito, May 5th, 1900. " Auditor.

IV, i:

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KKPORT OF THE

FOREIGN MISSION
1899-1900.

COMMITTEE,

I.— MISSIOX TO THE NEW HEBRTDES.

Ir<lauil.

3Iissiouarv.

Date of

No. of

. . , . Native
Ai)i)ointment ^j ,
' ' Helpers

Efate Rev. J. W. MaoKeuzie .

EiToinauga ^ " H. A. Robertsor

Santo

" Joseph Aimand, D.I).

1872
1872
1873

11.— MISSION TO TRINIDAD.

Station.

Tunapuna . .

St. Joseph . .
Caroui

Missiortaries.

Rev. J. Morton, D.I).
" Harvey Morton
" Paulliukhan...
" A. Gavadeen . .

Canadian
Teacher

Native Assistants.

adder

San Fernando ,

Diamond . . .
Priucetown .

Couva

2 ( Rev. R. J.drant,

1^ D.D

I [ Rev. S. A. Eraser

Rev. Lai Behari . . . .

Rev. D. Ujagarsin";
Rev. W. L. .Macrae

Miss

A. J.

Archibald

Miss C.Sinclair

Rev. A. W. Thompson

Miss A. Black-iClnharja Li la, John Lutchman
Sin^-, Heni'y Hanuman, R.
]Mahepot, Bennie Lala, Wra.
Prithiwi Lai, G. W. Chan-
dising, I). Lakhan, Jo.seph
Gibbings, Paul Kassie, De-
borah Talarara, Hannah Bat-
too, p]llen Abbot, A. Lala,
Anna Mewa.

A. Girdhari. A. Ramrarayan,
T. Bissesar, Ishmael, Rame-
sar Cludi, Lochan Mathura,
Jaikaram, Kangaloo, Radi-
kisun, Lackan, Khuldeep,
Kalipha, Matadeen, Ranikai,
(Bessie Girdhari, Mary .Jclan'
Jaiie Jelan and S. Siboo,
Bible Women.)

('. C. Soudcen, ]\Iehendibeg,
lliomas Padarath, Charles
Sewcharau, James Gaugana-
I'ain, John Khrisnanand, Na-
than Gopi, Philip Kasi, An-
drew Mukiiaud, John ]VIodi,
J. R. Ganesh, Edward Ram-
narayan, S. B. Ramrattan,
Birju, Fred Chamausing, .Tos.
Sumden. Colin Paraping, .Tob
Tuphai, Mrs. Palia Jagrnp,
Mrs. S. A. Rimjah, Jlrs.
Mehendebeg.

Jeremiah Bhola, Andrew But-
an, George Jagarnath. John
J(, hii, James Joy.dii, W. L.
Juttlan, Aquila Ritpchand,
Simon Sewbarath, F. W.
Tarmohamraed Habel Abiel,
(J. Girao, E. Madoo, Mrs. E.
Jutlaji, Mrs. Amelia Besses-
sir, Lardh Ll'jidnk, Ladv

.Tolchll.

]Miss L. Fisher

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DEMERARA.

Station .

Missionary.

Canadian
Teacher.

Native Assistants.

Better Hope

Estates . .

Rev. G. G. Ross . .

Rameshewar Maharaj and
others.

III.— KOREA.

Rev. R. Grierson, B.A., M.I) Wonsan.

Rev. W. R. Foote, B. A •'

Rev. D. MacRae. B. A "

NORTH-WEST.

P. O. Address.
. . . Mistawasis, Sask.

IV.— MISSION TO THE INDIANS IN THE

Mission. Staff.

Mistawasis Rev. W. S, Moore, B.A., Missionary

" Miss Kate Gillespie, Teacher "

Makoce Waste, ) Miss Lucy M. Baker, Teacher Prince Albert

(Prince Albert) j Miss Bell Lyttle, Assistant *'

Regiua Rev. A. J. McLeod, B.A., Principal .... Regina, Assa.

Sask.

.Mr. Alex. Skene )

;• Assistants ,

" Mr. Hugh Stewart ]

" Mrs. H. Stewart, Matron "

" Miss M. Nicoll, Teacher "

File Hills Rev. R. H. Farrier J't. Qu" Appelle, Assa.

Round Lake Rev. Hugh McKav. Missionary Whitewood, Assa.

•' Mrs. H. McKay, Matrcii "

** Mr. Jacob Bear, A.sst. Missionary "

" Mr. G. W. Sahlwark, Teacher " '

Crowstand Rev. N. Gilmour, Missionary Crowstand, Assa.

^' Miss .1. Gilmour, Matron "

*' Miss Josephine Petch, Teacher "

*' Miss Sarah Dunbar, Asst. Matron "

Birtle Mr. W. J. Small, B.A., Teacher Birtle, Man.

' ' Miss Annie McLaren. Matron "

'• Miss M. McLeod, Asst. Matron "

Bird Tail Rev. .John McArthur, Missionary Buelah, Man.

Okanase Mr. R. C. McPherson, Miss'n'ry & Teach'rElphinstone, Man.

" Mrs. R. C. McPherson, Asst. Teacher ...

Rolling River Mr. W. J. Wright, Missionary '.>iinnedosa, Man.

Portage la Prairie. Miss Annie Eraser, Matron Portage la Prairie, Man

" .Miss Bell

" .Mrs. Sutherland, A.sst. Matron "

Pipestone Mr. John Thunder, Missionary Pipestone, Man.

Hurricane Hills. . .Rev. Ewen McKenzie, Missionary Sintaluta, Assa.

Lizard Point Rev. David Cattauach. Missionary Rossburn. Man. [As.«a

Moose Mountain . .Mr. F. D. Dodds, Missionary Cannington Manor,

Lakcsend Mr. C. H. Monro, Missionary Ft. Qu* Appelle, Assa.

Long Plain Mr. Robt. McKay, Missionary Swan Lake, Man.

Valley River Rev. R. J. Ross, Missionary Glenlyon, Man.

Lake ofthe Woods. Rev. A. G. McKittrick, Missionary Keewatin, Ont.

Station.

Tamusi

(N. Formosa) . .

v.— MISSION TO JAPAN.

FORMO.SA. Arrived.

. . Rev. G. L. MacKay, D.D December, 1871

. *Rev. W. Gauld November, 1892

Rev.. Giam Chheng Hoa Ordained Native Preacher.

With 60 unordained native pi'eachers.

■?:

Station.

VI.— MISSION TO CHINA.

HONAN.

Arrived.

€hu Wang Mr. Wm. McClure, B. A., M.D October 4th, 1888

" . . Rev. Murdoch McKen/ie November 8th, 1889

<« Miss Margaret I. Mcintosh November 19th, 1889

" Miss Jennie I. Dow, M.B November 9th, 1895

" Mr. Percy ('. Leslie, M.D November 7th, 1897

Hsin Chen Mr. Wm." Malcolm, M.D October 15th. 1892

<' *Kev. W. Harvey Grant, B. A October 19th, 1892

J. A. Simmon March, 1895

R. A. Mitchell, B. A September 20th, 1885

.Jonathan Goforth March 2nd, 1888

.lames Menzies, M.D November 9th, 1895

, Miss Mina A. Pyke October 10th, 1896

Rev. D. McGillivray, M.A., B.D December 1st, 1888

, Rev. John Griffith. B. A November 7th, 1897

.Miss Mars?aret Sterling Wallace, M.D September 18th, 1898

Rev. T. C. Hood, B. A May 18th, 1899

.Rev. J. R. Harcourt, B.A

" Rev.

Chang Te Fu Rev.

•' Rev.

VII.— MISSION TO CENTRAL INDIA.

Station.

ludore *Rev. J. Wilkie. M.A

" Rev. A. P. Ledingham, B. A. . .

" Rev. J. T. Taylor, B. A

" Miss Marion Oliver, M.D

" Miss J. V. Sinclair

" : Mi.ss Janet White

'' Miss Jessie Grier ;

" fMiss Bella Ptolemy

" fMiss Rachel Chase, B. A

" Miss Harriet Thomson

Mahow fRev. N. H. Rus.sell, B.A

•' fRev. J. Fraser Smith, M.D

■' Miss Bessie Goodfellow

Neemuch Rev. W. A. Wilson, M.A

" Miss Margaret McKellar, M.D.

« +Miss A. Turnbull. M.D.

** *Miss .Jessie Duncan

** Miss Catharine Campbell

Rutlam Rev. J. F. Campbell

Ujjain *Mr. C. R. Woods, M.D

" Mr. Alex. Nugent, M.D

" Miss M. Jamiesou

'' Miss .Je.ssie Weir

Dhar *Rev. F. H. Russell, B.A

'• Miss Margaret O'Hara, M.D. .

Anikhut Rev. .J. Buchanan, B.A., M.D.

Arrii'ed.

December,

1879

November,

1 895

May,

1899

.January,

1886

'•

1889

November,

1893

I i

1893

1895

i i

1895

December,

1897

1890

189*^

May,

1899

December,

1894

October,

1890

November,

1892

December,

1894

1876

1893

May,

1899

November,

1889

December,

1896

November,

1893

December,

1891

i k

1888

VIII.— MISSION TO CHINESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Station. Arrived.

Victoria Rev. A. B. Winchester April, 1892

Vancouver Mr. C. A. Coleman September, 1893

Union Mines Mr. L. W. Hall 1895

*Home on furlough,
t Sick leave.

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IX. -MISSION' TO LXDIANS IX BHIT18II COLUMBIA.
Station. Arrived.

Alberiii Mr. J. U. Motion August, 18!Mt

•• ISlis

" I8!t.-.

Mav. ISit.-.

" Mrs. K. Cameron

Ucluelct ]Mis8 V). ^Nlay Armstrong

Ahousalit Mr. J. W. Rus.^ell

Dodger's Cove

(Olilahts) .Mr. M. Swartout February. 1S!H

<' Mr. Alex. McKee Marcli. iSlt'.i

X.— M "^K)^- ) CF' 7ESE IN QUEBEC AND ONTARIO.

Station. Arrived.

Montreal Ct •* i. L'. Thomson, M.D November, 1894

It's-

II' 1
If-

I''

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES WHO HAVE RETIRED OR HAVE BEEN

CALLED AWAY BY DEATH.

Rev,

I i
u

Rev.

1 '.

John Geddie, D.]1.,
Gecn-ge N. Gordon . .

J. W. Metheson

S. F. John.ston

Donald MorrLson . . .
James D. Gordon . . .
William McCullagh

James McNalr

John Goodwill

James D. ^Murray . .

NEW JIEHRIBKS.

Designated.
184H
180,")
1857
1855)
18(53
18fi3
1863
1S0()
1869
1872

Hetired

TRINIDAD.

Thomas Christie
J. W. McLeod . .
J. K. Wright . . .
F. S. Coffin

John A. McDonald

" A. Campbell

Miss Semple

Copeland

Hilton

Minnie Archibald .

Graham

Kirki)atrick

1873

1880

1883

1889

Missionary Teachers.
1875

1880

1883

1884

1886
1889

1891

DEMERARA.

Rev. J. Gibson

1884

INDIA.

Rev. George Stevenson

Miss Fairweather

' ' Rodger

" Forrester (now Mrs. Eraser
Campbell)

1876

1866

1874
1876

1883

1888
1894

1877
1881
1889
1889
1886

1891
1896'

1857

1858

1873

1880

1873

1891

Died.

1872
1861
1862
1861
1869
1872

1870

1886

1881

1888

INDIA — Contiiutetl.

Designated.

Rev. J. M. Douglas 187(1

Miss M. McGregor 1877

Rev. Joseph Builder, B..\ 1888

" R. C. Murray, B.A 188.')

" G. McKelvic, M.A 1888

Miss Amv Harris 1889

" Elizabeth Realty, M.D. . . . 1884

" E. B. 8cott 1888

" M. McKay (now Mrs. Bu-
chanan) 1888

" Elizabeth McWilliams ... . 18!»1

" W. Grant Fraser 1890

Mr. J. J. Thompson, M.D 1895

Miss I. Ross 1883

Rev. W. J. Jamieson 1890

Miss Catherine Calder 1892

" Mary Charlotte Dougan . . 189.'^-

" Jean M. Leyden 189ti

HONAN.

Rev. John McDougall 188/

" J. H. MacViear, B.A 1889

Miss Jennie Graham 1889

" Harriet R. Sutherland 1888

" Lucinda Grahiim. M.D. .. 1892

Rev. Kenneth McLennan, B.A. 1894

FORMOSA.

Rev. J. B. Fraser, M.D 1874

" K. F. Junor 1878

" John Jamieson 1883

' .-k

Heiired.

Died.

1882

1888

• • • •

1888

• < 1 •

1887

1891

1892

• < ■ •

1890

. . . .

•

■ • » ■

1893

I89(i

"1*7

i-i

1 •

M^\)v

' 900

1900

1893

1895

• • • •

1 8i)0

* • > *

18S9

1897

1877
1882

1894

1891

SALARIES OF IMISSIONARTES AND NATIVE HELPERS.

N'OTa.— The provisions which tho Churcli makes for her Missionaries is fixed upon the principle of
Riving only what is necess^ary for comfort and health, so that their salaries vary in'difTerent
countries, according to the expense of living. Tho salary of the Missionary begins^when he
reaches his field of labour, and ceases when he leaves it. . "

FORMOSA.

1. Male Missionary (married). .$1,400 and $40 per child per annum.

2. " " (unmarried) 1,000 per annum.

3. Pastors (native) 20 per month. (^lexiean.)

4. l-reachers from $5 to $11 per month. (Mexican.)

5. Students, for preaching 4 per month. (Mexican.)

6. Bible Women 3 per month. (Mexican.)

HONAN,

1 . Male Missionary (married) . . $1,200 per annum, and $40 per child per ann\im.

2. " " (unmarried) 500 to 800 per annum.

3. Unmarried Women 500 per annum.

4. Helpers 48 per annum.

CENTRAL INDIA.

1. Male Mi.ssionary (married).. $1,200, and $100 per child, and $140 hill
expenses, per annum.

2. Mull' MisHJoiiary unimurriod) 800 and $!•() hill expenses per anninn.

.'i. I innarried wonn n 7:^0 per annum.

4. Vernacular initive teacher (heathen) $22 to !j<;?4 per iinnutn.

r>. " " (Christian) oO to 100 "

(). '• catevhist. Hil)le reader no to 100 "

7. University underjjraduates able to teach English 150 to 2.')0 "

8. " <jradnates <' " 2(iO to 420 "
». <;raduati^ ol' Agra Medical ('ollegi^ 170

10. Women teachers, lower {^rade 20 to 2') "

11. Hihle women, " 20 to 25 "

12. Wonjcn teachers, higher grade 28 to .S2 "

\'.\. Hiole women, " 28 to M2 <'

14. Hiad Mistresses. .$.S2 to !?80 according to (lualification and grade of school.

15. Medical .Assistants $120 to $200 per annum.

1(). .Medical Matrons 100 to 120 "

17. Diitloniaed Mi<hvives 100 to 120 "

18. Nurses in Training 20 to 82 "

19. Dispensers, Dressers and Compounders 20 to 32 ■"

20. Servants Ki to 24 "

CHINKSIC, nUITISIl C'OLITMBIA.

1. Ordained Missionary $1,(500 per annum and free house.

MANITOBA AND NORTH-WEST.

Salary determined by Western|Division of the Committee when the appoint-
ment is made.

N.B. — Married Missionaries to Formosa, flonan, and Central India get an
outlit allowance of $250 and travelling expenses to the field. Single Missionaries
receive $150 for outlit allowance, besides travelling expenses. Medical Mission-
aries may receive an allowanci' for books, medicines, instruments, etc., which are
the pr()perty of the ^lission. Missionaries to Manitol)aand the North-we.st receive
tra\ elling expenses, ;\Iale Missionaries on furlough receive at the rate of $750 per
annum if married, and $500 if single. Lady 3Iissionaries on furlough receive $300
per annum.

TRINIDAD.

1. Ordained Missionary $1,4(50 00 ])er annum.

2. Lady Teachers 400 00 "

3. Native Ministers 48fi (5(5 "

4. Catechists 120 00 to $800 "

5. Bible Women, $24 to $i)(5 per annum, according to the time she can give

and her ability.

6. Native Teachers, $192 to $216 per annum (salary fixed by Government and

bonuses on yearly examination),

7. Pupil Teachers and Seamstresses $24 to $(50 per annum.

NEW HEBRIDES,

1. Missionary $978.88 per annum and $48 for each child under 16 years.

2. Native Teachers, etc.. $80 per annum.

KOREA.

1. Missionary $1,000 per annum.

I._XH:w HEHllIDES.

TluTc is not murh tluil is uiiusuiil to rojH)!! in connection with tlit-worlc in the
New llei)ri(les. Tlie woik of our missionaries in the New Hebrides Inis been eiuir-
ucteri/ed l)y sustained aetivity und aeeonipanied l»y (juiet and steady pro^resH.
Their healtli has been fairly good, tliough some of tliem have sull'ered from sickness,
and disease and deatii have swept away many of tlieir people, umon^ whom were
not a few of their most active aud usel'ul members.

ERU()MAN(i.\.

With reference to the work on this island, Mr. Robertson reports as follows : —

Schouln. — Mucli close attention has been given to teaching, and more especially
at the two central stations, where classes have been conducted ilaily, with the ex-
ception of Saturdays, and the progress of the children and young people has been
most encouraging, apd more tinin in any former year have the parents and friends
of the children helped us in getting the child.<'n and young people to attend regu-
larly the classes provided for tliem.

Perhaps the only (Irawl)ack of any importance to the jjrogress of the Mission
on Erromanga now is the (Queensland labor trallic. So many young men and Itoys
liave gone to (Queensland, and so many are anxious to go, that we lin(i that in most of
the districts the most hopeful class of our people are either away, or unsettled, and
so we are discouragetl in our ellorl., to impi'rt a more thorough education to our
young people than they have hitherto enjoyed.

The Lord's Supper has been disiicnsed Hve times during the Sy nodical year,
and each time at a ditl'erent district. Three years ago we began to press upon our
Dillon's liay jtt'ople, who can i' m1 well, the great benelit to tliemselves that would
result if they would commit to memory a Ciospel. A number began to do so. I
selected the (iospel by John, and (piitc a numl)er are now well on with that (Jospel,
and a few have finisheu it and liave begun Mark.

For many years I have l)cen engaged in translating i)ortionsof the New Testa-
ment and have given as much time to this important work as other work that
could not have been neglected without injury lo the mission, would permit. In
1878 I printed 1,000 co])ies of the Acts of the .Vpostles. in Sydney ; in 1884 an
equal number of coi)ies of Matthew and Mark, in Toronto, and in 181)0, 2.000 cojties
of the four Gospels aud the Acts, in Sydney. Besides these we have had four edi-
tions of our Catechism and Hynuial printed in the islands and at Sydney, from
time to time, as we added new matter and former editions were exhausted. What-
ever printing was done in the islands for us, was done without money and without
price, by Messrs. Paton, Watt, Annand, Laurie, and (Junn.

Any editions of our Hymnal and Catechism printed and bound in Sydney we
have paid for out of proceeds of our mission arrowroot, prepared annually by our
better class of Christian natives.

All portions and books of the Scriptures we have ha<l printed, were printed
and bound at the expense of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London, in
the tirs*^ instance, aud we have refunded the whole sum, with the exception of £30,
which this noble society generously de<lucted when we made our last payment of
the balance due on the edition of the Gospels and Acts.

The Bible Society also printed Genesis aud Matthew for James D. Gordon as a
free gift, for at that time there were few Christians on Erromonga to help.

During the past year I have been enabled to give a considerable portion of the
forenoons of four days of each week when not visiting district .schools and settle-
ments, to the most important work I can now do for the firm establishmen . and
permanence of the mi.ssion on Erromanga, namely, completing the tran.slation of
the New Testament. And my special object in coming *o Sydney at this time is to
finish and revise and transcribe that work and have it printed directly under my
own personal superintendence, and I can do all this much better here than on

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ErroiuaiiKU. I fuel tlmt woo is mi' if I do not ^ivii the KrroniaiiKunH the entire New
Testiiiufiit, niid tlmt no lunoiinl ol ^t>ncral niisHioimry work, not even the ineucliinK
oftlio (fospel. ciiii supply th«' lurk now of the written Wonl of (ioil in iiuihlin^i; up
and estiiltlisliin^ the [leople in the I'ailli.

I therefore feel tlmt " This one ihin^ I do." A duty too lon^ ilelayed, and
the only duty as reKurds Hrronmnga und the Krronmnifans, that I reproach niyHclf
for not doing, hut hitherto 1 have heen hindered. This ha.s not been aeeording to
my heart, hut no one man can do i'\erythin>^, and jierhaps as I now know the
Erionmnyan lanj^uage better than I did some years ago, the work will ht^ better
and more nearly eor/vet than if It had been done earlier. And how <tur bettiir men
and women are now fairly hunj^erin^; for this preeious treasure! 'i'his too urjjes
me forward in the work, at once dillieult, laborious ami intensely intereslinv;.

I have just (Completed arraii>j;ements with the Hible Society to have the com-
plete New Testament in Krnmianpm printed and bound here in Sydney, under
their auspices, and for them and ai their expense, the Society allowing nu' to refund
the whole co.st of printing and binding, year by year, as we may be able to prejtare
an<l dispose of arrowroot lor that purpose, after jiaying the .salaries of our own
teachers on Erromanga.

Wc shipped '_'.()()() pounds of arrowroot in August, in the steamer ''Thermoiiy-
lea '' of the White Star liine. That line steamer was wrecked on thai homeward
voyage and our arrowroot was lost, but fortunately Dr. Cosh had insured it. a.s he
always does for me. and the amount, about ClOO sterling, when recovered by Dr.
Cosh's agents in London, will form our first iH'fund to the iJritish and Foreign
Bible Society toward the cost of printing and l»indiiigthe New Testament, and that
we may lind it impossible to apply the money to the Teachers' Fund, or to any
other object on Erromanga however good in itself, T am asking Dr. Co.sh to write
to liondon at once, instructing that the whole of this intSurance money be immedi-
ately paid to the \V\h\v Society as [ have indicated, and gradually, as our constant
friend, Mr. Harnett of (.'lasgow, can find a market for our arrowroot, we will reduce
the l)ali>nce till we shall, T trust, pay off every shilling of it. INFr. Barnett finds
much more dilliculty now than formerly in disposing of our arrowroot as so nmny
other New ITebrides missionaries are sending arrowroot to Scotland, but in a recent
letter to me Mr. Barnett says he will do his best to find a market for INIr. ^lacKenzie's
arrowroot and mine. What a friend Mr. Barnett has been in helping us in this
way for many years ! Indeed, but for his help we never could have disposed of
our arrowroot.

T am (]uite resolved, for their own real and i>ermanent good, that the Christian
natives of Erromanga shall now and henceforth pay their own teachers on their
own island. I do feel that the Canadian Church shouhl now be relieved of the ex-
pense of the Erromangan mission to that extent.

Our Erromangans are very fiir from being a rich people. Even as we under-
stand the term in reference to native races. They are among the i)Oorest in the
group, as their island has few, very few, co(^oanuts upon it. But that is the peojde's
fault, for not planting them, as the soil will grow anything which can be grown in
the tropics anywhere. Yet they are not j)oor, and where there is the will there is
always the way ; and since they can and do spend money for tobacco, guns, hair
oil, perfumeries, and upon too much heavy needless clothing in such a warm
climate, and ujion other fooli.sh things ; I have no hesitation in pressing upon them
their duty as jirofessed Christians to sui)port entirely and freely and ungrudgingly
and sy.stematically their own faithful and hard working tea< i'.crs. And if they will
not do so then they shall not have them, for after years of thought and prayer and
planning in connection with this important department of ttie work, my wife and
I have come to the conclusion that the time has fully come when the Erromangans
should support all native helpers on their own island, build and keep in repair all
the native-made school houses and churches, and paying for all their own books,
including the complete New Testament, and that to keep the Christians of our
island any longer in swaddling-bands would only prolong their heli)lessuess and
foster the natural sellishness of the human heart.

When T paid the teachers at the close of the sacrament at the end of April

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(IS!ti»), I (lislinclly told tln>iii, llrinly l»ul kiiully. tliiit tliat was the last inonry tlu'y

k'ouhl evt'i" ncoix e from tlu' I'lt'sliytoriaii ("liiirdi in <'aiia<la as sa

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that

we iiiiiHl now look to the pooiilo tlhMiiH«>lveH tor their Hiipporl. I lia<i aiiiiotiiirt'*!
this till) previous cvciiinn ut tlic rios*- of'oiir (>osp»'l niecliiiK to over I, (MM) people,
Iiu'IikIIiik >IM) chiireh iiieiiil*ers, aixl we must ^o forward in this mattt-r.

Our owu feeling is one of the lU-epi'st j^ralituile to ("-od. who has niven us tho
victory in (tontrihutiiiK, on our In-loved lOrromanKa, this year. £100 iu cash, and
arrowroot to the value of at least C'20{) more, thus lieadin^j; the list for the whole
jri'dup for thin year at the time of our synod, in June last. I do t hank ( iod for sup-
jiorlin^ and hlessin^ niy ell'orts apiinst heavy odds on iM'roumnpt in this nmtter.

.1 Vrtir of I'niifirnH. — With the exception oftlu' sickness and mortality on the
i>l:n)d and the untoward outconu^ of the (jueenslaiul lahour trallic, diainin;; our
field of so larj^e a proportion of our ahle-hodied, strong yoiiii^ men and lads, I
rcRard our twenty-seventh year of missionary lahoiirs a very sueeessful one upon
the whole. One of the most solid proofs of this statement is that fact, aliH-ady
referred to, viz., the amount given hy the natives for the support and extension of
the (M)spt'l. Another evidence is that never iiefore have parents and friends <d' the
liltle children taken such a lively interest in the education and jj;eiieral improve-
ment of the children committed to their care, and this we have found to help is
immensely in our classes at the leadiujj; central station, Dillon's Hay. in which oi.r
second daughter has taught for over four years and our third ilaugl tcr nearly one
year. Still another point of eneouragmeut and comfort to myself is that during
the past three years f have had all my hitherto multifarious work hetter in hand
than during any other period since our settlenieiit on tlu- island more than twenty-
seven years ago.

Sidlixlies, — Missionary, 1 ; teachers, IJO ; elders, IS ; teachers and servants
helping other missionaries, 12; church iiu'mhers, '.VM\ : marriages. 12; population
ill July. I8!)8, l,.'j(M); contiihutioii for 'reaehers' Fund, in cash t7-' ; from proceed.s
of arrowroot for Teacher's Fund, 1128; total, t'lOO; arrowroot prepared for mis-
sion, 5, (MM) pounds, value iu cash !?20() : making total eoiitrihutioiis C'AOi) sterling
for the whole year, an average of nearly $5 i»er communicant, or $1 each for every
man, woman and child on the island.

The Committee have been pleased to welcome Mrs. Robertson on furlough,

11(1 rejoict! to kn()w that her health has imjiroved by her visit to her native land,

and that she expects shortly to return to her island home where they trust she may

long be spared to eoiitiniie her toil in the work in which she and her husband have

been so long and faithfully engaged.

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Kl-'ATIC.

Mr. MacKeuzie writes as follows for 181)9 :

In reporting for another year I would express gratitude to God for our health
as a family. Almost the only exception to this is an attack of measles which our
little b has had, and from which he is slowly recovering. This disease was
l)rouglu .lere in .June by a (Queensland labour vessel, and has spread over a large
portion of the group. There have been no deaths from it among our jieople so far,
but several >f the natives have been carried otf by it on otlu-r islands. We have
been somewhat in dread of the bubonic plague breaking out li('!'i>, as there is
constant communication between this and Noumea, where it iias beea raging for
some time.

On account of family matters I foeml it necessary to iii:ike a hurried lip to
Sydney iu July. ]Mr.s. MacKenzie carried on the wdrk in ni ,' absence.

Although during the year many things happened wliieb sorely grievcn i> and
tried our patience, yet on the whole the work has. I belie,' , made good i*ii.gress.

One thing that saddened us very mucli was that one of our ytung men from
Erakor. the smartest native I ever taught, and one whom we all were i)roud of,
was sent home from Malekuhi in disgrace. He liud been out as a teacher on that
island for several years, and it was so gratifying to receive such good reports of
him from yenrtoyeai' from the missionary under whom he was labouring. It gives

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us some comfort, however, that iinmediati'ly after liis fall he confessed his siu, and
appears ever since to he deeply penitent. Another case tliat deeply grieved lu
was that of a young man whom we hai)tized and admitted to the Lord's t!.'.>lc,
while at the same time he knew he was f^uilty of sin. A few days after ne Com-
munion it was found out that he had stolen a sum of money from i native of
another island, who had been away in Australia for several years, hut had recently
come to live at this young man's village. The chief and the rest of the natives
were very much ashamed that one of their number should treat a stranger
who had come among them in this manner, so they held a meeting and raised
among them the part of the money he had spent- part of it he had restored,
and then they took away his property and compelled him to go and work
fo; one of the settlers until he should earn suthcient to relinid them.

There are no longer any heathen in our district to be bi-ought in, hence, owini;
to the nature of the work progress must be sfow. When they are coming in and
giving up their old customs, from naked i>ainted savages becoming apparently
devout worshippers, decently clothed, and attending church and school regularly,
the progress seems to be by leaps and bounds. But after t\w novelty has worn oil
and the majority of the adults have lieen baptized and admitted to the Church, it
is uphill work, and one is apt to feel at times a little disheartened, seeing it
advance so slowly. But like the risi'ig tide, receding but ever advancing, the
good work, notwithstanding many discouragements, is making steady progress.
The high death rate is, I may say, a particularly discouraging feature of the work.
Still, at .some of our villages, especially at Mele, Pango and Erakor, we have a tine
lot of children.

The exemplary conduct of the people of this village merits special mention.
Besides supplying us gratis with all the yams we recjuirtl for our table, they have
kei)t the fence aroiuul our premises in repair, as well as those around the church
and school, and have been most hearty in any work connected with the ^lission,
such as boating, preparing arrowroot, etc. Then besides contributing liberally (or
seats for their new church, of which they are very proud, and paying the salary
of their teacher, they built him a substantial lime cottage of three rooms. At Mele,
too, we have had much to encourage. Early in the year they elected a new chief,
those who were chiefs in heathenism having resigned in his fiivour. It has been
the custom at nearly all our villages after coming in to elect a new chief. On this
occasion there was a very large gathering, all the villages far and near having
been invited. There were between 600 a^id 700 present. Most of the Europeans
in the district came to the ceremony. A very large (piantity of food — over twenty
tons of yams, besides sugar cane and cocoanuts — was provided for the guests, and
a great many hogs were slaughtered. It was principally their own aflfair, but they
asked me to perform the ceremony. When it was over all the natives of the
village brought their chief a present, some of them silver coins, others mats,
baskets, pieces of print, articles of clothing, etc. The Mele natives are the
cleanest and tidiest about their persons and premises we have. Last year was
their fir.st to take up Sunday collections. They gave their teacher £7 10s., and au
assistant £2, and to purchase seats for thei/new church they gave £14 10s.

Towards the end of the year we lield a tea-meeting, with the double object of
raising some money towards completing our church, and bringing our peo])le
together to enjoy themselves. A social entertainment of this kind does goo<l in
several ways. They become better acrpiainted with each other, and see that in
giving up their old customs they have not given up social pleasures. They see,
too, the benefits of the Gospel even in temporal atfairs, that they arc so much
better off, for they all come in holiday attire. We realized over £7. At night w<^
had a display of fireworks on a small scale, which, needless to say, was greatly
enjoyed.

The usual Sunday services, weekly prayer meetings and classes, as well as
daily school for adults, and again for children, were kept up with satisfactory
results. During part of the year the older children from the nearer villages were
taught English at the head station. Tl.e Sacrament of the Lord's Supi)er was
dispensed twice. On the former occasion thirty-five were added to the Church,

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the majority of whom I had baptized in infaiu'y. I previously intimated that I
wlslied a contribution for tlie Training Institution on Hanto, and the collection
that day amounted to £8 I7s. (id. sterling.

Mrs. IMacKen/ie's sewing class, in which garments are made up for the
English Company's store, was continued during the year witii very satisfactory
results. Not only have the girls become ethcient in cutting out and making np
tiarments of all kinds, but they were able to earn sometliing for themselves, as
well as to make a contribution to the ]Mission. They receive half the proceeds.
Ill .fuly .she opened another class, which in importance is eciual to anything yet
uiiiTertaken, except preaching the (lospel. We have always urged uiK)n the
natives the necessity of washing their clothes. Some of them did so after a
fashit)n — often it was to take them to the sea and i)eat them between two stones —
liut others wore them until they almost dropped off. At first she had some trouble
witii them, but gradually they have taken to it, and now regularly on Tuesday
almost every woman in the village may be seen marching to the church grounds
with a bundle of .soiled clothes on her head. And here I may mention another
great advantage of having an iron roof on our church. I told you in my last
report th.at we have four large tanks for gatheiing rainwater for the arrowi'oot.
Ill these tanks we have an abundant supply of water for the washing class as well,
and without them the class would be impractical)le, as on this little island (Fila)
there is no water.

3Irs. MacKenzie has mad; another new dei)arture, but on ejitirely new
jfiounds. She has been holding on Sunday a .service for the labour of the B'-itish
settlers. The local manager of the English Company kindly gave her permission
to hold it on their premises, and the boys themselves erected a 1 ooth in which to
meet. These boys are from the northern islands, and are, for the most jiart,
heathen. After being with the settlers for a time they all know a little F^nglish.
We were told by one of the settlers, before she commenced the class, that as a
regular thing these boys were lighting and drinking on Sundays. She has had as
many as forty present. She has succeeded in getting the majority of them to
take the pledge.

In my last report I mentioned tliat we were unable to get a market for our
arrowroot. The board will be gratilled to learn that 3Ir. H. Barnett, of Glasgow,
to whose kindness we are already greatly indebted, has written to say that he will
do what he can to dispose of it for us. and that we may send him from eight to ten
casks annually. This is really good news. May the jNIaster Himself reward our
dear friend.

Number admitted to Ciiurch during year 42

Number of children bapti:ced 11

Money contributed £57 5s.

Arrowroot 1 ,763 lbs.

TANGOA SAXTO.

On this i.sland Dr. Annand. the Principal of the New Hebrides Training In.sti-
tution. assisted l)y 3Irs. Annand. Mr. Lane and Miss Symonds, continues to carry
on Ills work in good health and si)irits. Some of the glimpses that be gives the
Clmrcli of the progress of the (ros])el within the immediate range of his vision are
Vv'iy like those furnished by Mr. McKenzie. In one of his letters to the late Dr.
ilorrison he says : —

In looking over our classes the other evening, and seeing the bright faces. I
was reminded of the fact that many of them had been heathen, and that all their
parents had lived in darkness. Twenty-six years ago, when we first came to the
New Hebrides, there was not one Christian among the people now rei)resente(l by
our students. Then, and for some time after, there was not a bai)tized person
north of the south side of Efate. Five of our students are from Mr. ]Mackenzie's
district, but they come from Efila. among whose par'iits we first worked for three
years. The whole of our sixty -six student^ come from districts wholly heathen
Iweiitv-five vears ago : and nianv of them from i)!aces not lialf that time under the

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influeuce of the Gospel. We are greatly encouraged when we think of what Ciod
has done, and is still doing among our New Hebrideaus. VVe hope and believe
that, before auotiier twenty-live years pass, there will be few if any of the people
left in these islands remiiining in heathen darkness. However the battle is not yet
finished. The enemy disinites every foot of ground. Lntely we had to exercise
discipline on the men of two small villages nea" us. In order to stop the spread of
the Gospel they asked the bushmen of certain pUv; s to kill either the missionaries
or any of their boys Ll:at might visit them. Some of our friends told us of their
malice, and we went and disarmed the plotters. We now hold their weapons as a
J icdge of peace.

in looking over our books I find that we have had in all no less than seventy-
five students with us within the year. Nine new names were added to the roll,
and thirteen were taken off. Of these hirteen, six graduated. Three were dis-
missed, and three others left us from ill iiealth ; two of them on account of their
own health, and the other becjiuse of his wife's illness ; and one die<l here. The
average number with us for tne year was sixty-six. Our present number is sixty-
two, with sixteen wives, and thirteen ciuldren.

As anticipated we closed our year in a healthy condition. Financially we have
a credit balance of £70. 'he larger number of mission boxes received reduced our
cash expenditure ftn- cloth, t. However, we had to i)ay out over £IU for tluit item
in addition to tl ' goods sen-: us. Seeing that our annual report will set forth all
details as to leceipts and oxpenditures, I need not enlarge upon these matters here.
The progress made by the pupils during the year has been encouraging, and at no
time in the past has tiie Institution given such good promise of acconipl'shing the
end for which it was established ?y at the present.

The Bible is our chief text book, and it is carefully studied. Three lessons
theroiii ;'re given each day. The whole book from Genesis to Kevelation is read
over, and the truth brouglit as near as we can bring it to the minds and hearts of
our pupils. Then to the senior classes a comprehensive view of the whole is given,
as well {)s the relation of its several parts to each other. In addition to the Bible
studies, we have arithmetic, geograjihy, grammar, dictation, writing from the
Scriptures, and singing ; opportunities also of ])ublic reading, speaking and praying
are afforded to all. Tl»e women also are tauglit daily in separate classes, as well
as instructed in sewing, and household duties.

In regard to the industrial labours I need not say much. All have been kept
diligently employed during the horns set apart for those works. Our copra making
has yielded a net .siira of nearly £50, while mai/e has brought in a few ]iound.;
more. The ((uantity of taro, yam. bananas and maize cidtivatcd and eaten, has
not been estimated, but ;t has helped greatly in keei)iiig down expenses. I am
sorry that our coffee ))lantation. of some foiu- or five acres, is not doing well. The
soil does not ap])ear suitable and many of oin- ]ilants are dying when we expected
them to yield. ]Much labour has thus been thrown away ; how'ever. we will now
plant the ground with breadfruit and cocoanut trees.

The health of our large family is upon the whole fairly good. One of our more
promising young men has had a severe attack of fever and dysentery, this week,
which has left him somewhat insane. We trust that when the fever leaves him
his mind may be restored.

In my last letter T omitted to mention a very ])leasing fact. At synod meeting
the Rev. J. W. ^Mackenzie handed me an order for £S 17s. Od., the proceeds of a com-
munion collection, taken at Erakor. for tlie Training Institution. This is the third
sum received within a year, given by the Christian natives of the group, making
in all over £80 in cash, besides several presents of yams. Our own eomnumion
collection, at synod time, amounted to £11 17s., but this was largely from mission-
aries and Iheir families.

On the ninth of this month, we had a second visit of H.]\I.S. Wallaroo. She
called here to get information in regard to twelve nuMi and boys, said to have been
kidnap))ed lately by a French labour vessel at Cape Lisburn bay. Through the
kindness of Cajitain Far(|uhav we had a very pleasant social eve \ing on boad.

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spreading the Go.spel amon.^j; tlie lieathen arouud U8. Le<l by our h'll'u iiuui, a vig-
orous attae c is now direeted against the Tangoans. Nearly tlie whole Sabbath
afternoons ire spent among them, in singing, speaking and praying. Those who
try to escape the services are hunted up, sj)oken to. and prayed with, wherever
found. Every placie is sacred ground to those who are earnestly seeking souls for
Jesus. Recogui/ing the fact tluit, "without me ye can do nothing," that all real
cluuige of heart must come from the Spirit's work, two sp^fial prayi-r-meetings are
held every week by ,lie students and ^Ir. Bowie's assistants. Tiiese meetings are
ill addition to the three weekly ones in connection with the Institution. On Sab-
bath mornings, two or tliree companies of them in coMJunction with Mr. Bowie
ami his helpers set oil' for work on Santo. These nuike long Journeys over the
liills, conducting services wherever they can find people willing to hear them. As
many as sixteen villages have been tluis overtaken in one day. In this way the
country is l)eing opened so that teaeliers are now asked for in many place-?. What-
ever the results of this work may be uj^yn their hearers, it certainly is a good trail-
ing for the students themselves. Working for the salvation of others is the besi,
tonic for the spiritual life.

NKW lli:UKIl>i:s KXI'KNDlTfUK.

lifr. J. Aiiniiiiil. D.IK. Sunlo: —

Salary *1>7;^ :i4

Training Institution 2i'^ 88

Advance i' 00

$I,L'18 07

Ht'r. //. .1. Robert son. Erroinmujn : —

Salary #'J7:^ 84

Children's Allowance (2) !)7 88

Repiyment of advance on acct. Martyrs' Memorial

Church * 200 93

Cost of Boat 21!) 00

Advance 15 75

11,506 35

Rev. ./. W. McKenzie, Kj'itte :—

Sahiry $978 84

Children's Allowance (2) 97 88

Advance 2 00

$1,072 b'7

Rates to Wid. and O. Fund $45 50

Rates to Ag. Wid. and O. Fund If) 00

Mrs. Geddie's Annuity 780 00

Steamer Subsidy 1.216 titi

Specials ' 1 15 00

Salary Dr. Cosh. Ag. at Sydney 87 60

Incidental Expenses, Dr. Cosh 48 ()7

$2,259 43

$6,057 12
Less exchange on Sterling Bills 48 42

$6,008 70

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II.— TRINIDAD.

GENERAL REVIEW FOR 1899.

The following changes have taken iilace during the year:

In tiie mouth of June, Dr. Grant returned from Canada, quiet renewed in
strength and vigor. Mrs. Grant, having undergone a successful operation while iu
Canada, followed in October, entirely free from the facial pain from which she
sutt'ered so much and so long.

Mr. Eraser and family, accompanied by Miss Archibald, sailed J\ • Canada in
June, and returned in December, mucli improved in health.

Mrs. Macrae, who on account of ill-health, was obliged to seek a change of
climate, sailed for Caiuida iu April, and returned with the Eraser's in December,
much invigorated.

Mr. Hnrold Clark, who labored with much acceptance for two yennias teacher
in the Training School, retired iu July, and was succeeded iu August oy Mr. Frank
Smith of Musquodoboit, N.S.

Miss Sinclair, having completed her term of service, retire'^ froii^ the field in
December. Miss Mary Laytou, of P.E.I. , has been appointed her successor, and
is now on the ground.

At the April examination of the Training School, seven pupil- out often were
successful in obtaining certificates.

Initiatory steps have been taken to secure recognition foi- a Sci.wl of F5econd-
ary Education iu San Fernando, and finally aifiliation y\\> i the (^u^en's Royal
College.

To meet the growing demand" ; the Tunapuna field, the ".flev. Hai^ey Morton,
with the approval of Foi-eign MI:--^n' Committee, has been aj, pointed assisstant
to Dr. Morton, beginning with Novea 1/ci.

The hearty thanks of the Mis'^ior.' Coiincii .vere tendered to the Colonial Co.,
limited, Sir Charles Tennant _''. Son, j!>'^-r -'.idbury, Barnly, Tm-nbull, Lamont,
W. S. Robertson, and the many other friends of our Mission, for geuerous contri-
butions and continued interest in our work.

STATI.STICS.

Canadian Missionaries 5

Ordained Natives 4

Catechists 53

Bible Women 14

Baptisms, adults 200

" children 280

'« total 480

Ma. r'ages 79

Canadian Lady Teachers 4

.S( hools 59

lii^ys on ..>11 3,450

' .iris on i oil 1.353

Total on roll — 4,803

Avenge daily attondauce 2,743

IVfs'i ,'nrolled during year 6,389

i'-rununicants, Jan. 1st, 1899 687

10*

Added during year 94

Died 7

Keraoved 7

Gone to India 8

Suspended (5

In good standing, Dec. 31st, 18!)9 753

Net increase (Hi

Sunday Schools • 80

Numl)er on roll 8,308

Daily average 1 ,905

Contributions : —

Proprietois *! ,450 00

Native Church 4,G82 54

Average i>er Communicant 22

llev. Joiin Morton, D.l)., reports as follows :

Beyond a visit to St. liUcia in April, in the in1<rests of our Mission, I have not
been absent from my (iebl during the year, nor liave I missed a single Sabbath
service from illness or weather. My assistants, Revs. I'aul Biuikhau and Andrew
(tayadeeu, have also enjoye<l health and vigour for their work.

The former, from St. Joseph as a centre, has exercised his rainistr'v over a
wide tield. nortii of the Caroni River, and tiie latter over an ecjutil'N wide district
south of that river. I have pleasure in testifying to their fidelity as Uieu and their
acceptableness as preaciiers of the (Jospel.

Eleven catechists have been employed, and three teachers rank as teacher-
catechists, taking charge of a station in a whole or in part. Thcr-e catf clii-*s vary
greatly inability and promise. Tiie teacher-catechists, and oue or tvvocitbt^s iiave
the advantage of English, as oj)eniiig to them extensive aids to study and prepara-
tion. These if they prove faithful, will no doubt come to th' m)\\i in IVi" !iiture.
On the other hand some ou the catechists' list are old men whj i^o usiMVi work for
the present, but will in time give i)lace to a better equi])ped class

Two on our catechists' list only devote a part of t' ir time to mission work.
Tiiey are prominent men in tli?ir districts and cannot e up their ordinary v .;rk
except in part. It may be thought that these nu
labor to the mission as unpaid workers. To siu'b
objections. First, they cannot aflbrd to give up
quires ; and secondly, we coidd net control and j)u

lould give their time aud
iriang<>raent there are two
much time as tlie work t^-
he work of a district were

we dependent solely on voluntary aid. It seems betii r to coniribiite something and
thus control and unify our work. At any rate tb' plan has worked well in some
of our out-lying settlements.

Schools. — Tiie Government began to assist A\ ooil brook school. Port of Spain,
from January 1st, and Guaieo school from April 1st, 1899. A new school was
opened at Sangre Chiquito. just i)eyond Sangre Grande, July 1st. so that i" have
now sixteen schools under my management, fourteeii of them assisted by Govern-
ment, with 1,944 children enrolled for the year on the (piarterly roll, and 835 in
average daily attendance.

The management of these schools calls for much travel, activity and anxious
thought. There is scarcely a week in the year in w -h the mind is imt exercised
over some one or more of tiiem. The Government pispector keeps his eye on the
secular instruction and tests results in his annual exaruination. But the religious
tr ining, general management and tone of the school depend greatly on our watch-
fuiness. It is difficult ti> keej) all the teachers up to their opportuiuties, mind in
some and method in othiM's l>eing at fault.

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has ordered the introdiU!tion of agri-
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seem iuadeciuate, and the result must be increased work and anxiety to school
managers, at least for a time.

lilblc Women. — Four Bil)le women were employed more or less continuously
daring the year. This Ijrane!^ of our service is founded on the principle that the
Churcli .mgiii to utilize all its availal>le force, and that there is a special capacity
in Cliristian women for a special spliere of Christian work. This sphere is
ciiiefly and formally among women and children. Occasionally, however, it tells
directly as well as indirectly upon the men. Our women during the year have
done excellent service.

\\\ these difl'ercnt agencies the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of
salvation througii Him, iuis been brought to old and young through church
services, schools and visitation. Magic lantern scripture jiictures have also been
used extensively and with excellent ell'ect, in school-houses, in the shelter of work-
sheds, and even in the open air, to reach tiiose who cannot be drawn to .Sabbath
services.

Mrs. Morton, wlio has enjoyed excellent health during tiie year, continued, as
in 1898, her Hible class for the advanced children of Tunajjuna school, her sewing
class for tlie girls. l)y wliich she earned three dollars a month for our mission
funds, and her Temperance work. In addition she re-opened lier "'Girls' Home"
in January and kept it on till Chri • las.

The late INFiss McCurdy. of Truro, made Mrs. Morton her residuary legatee.
The sum arising from this she devoted to a work in which the donor was specially
interested. Other sums were given by the L. B. M. Society of St. Andrew's
Church, Truro, Nova Scotia, and by other friends.

These sums, with the legac^y, amounted to $251.48. The total ex])enditure
was $251.88. Tlius. without any effort of planing, the amount received covered
the outlay. The iiigiie.st number in tlie ' 'tome" was twelve, and tiie average
between nine an<l ten. Five came from Pilncetown, three from Couva, and four
from Tunajtuna. Tiie gr^'ater number of the girl.^ will likely, ere long, be usefully
settled. Tliey iiuve been traiiu'd with a f "lecial view to work among their coun-
try-women. Forty-live girls have thus been trained in the Tunapui.a "Girls'
Home" since it was oi)enod in 1890. It now closes for a tii;;e. If funds provi-
dentially come to it, they will be used in a similar way.

In every thresliiug-fioor there is some chatt', which in the winnowing may get
into our eyes. In ouiy this year some dismissed agents joined tiie heathen and
rum interest in Tunapuna in a l)old attack upon our work. Their conduct in lliis
matter amply justified us in having previously dismissed them. The attack lias
failed, discipline has been maintained and strengthened, and the result has been a
new experience to us and a distinc; gain to our mission.

In the cause of truth, purity and temperance we must expect to suffer. Alex-
ander the copper-smith lives in his descendants, w'ho shout as of old, "Great is
Diana ! " "By this craft we have our wealth."

One hundred and seventy-six joine<l our Blue Ribbon T>and this year, the total
number enrolled being 82(i. It is not professed that every one of these 'as uni-
formly kept bis first pledge, but the number who have done so is very remarkable
and very encouvagiiig.

In this district the last half-year has been a time of trial to the people. Our
princi])al sugar e.-jtates have been practically in liquidation, witli tlieir future
ownership uncertain. They liave not therefore employed the usual labour. The
rainfall lias also been deficient, so that the people's gardens have suffered.
'.'''lus has effected our contributions for tlie year, and it has driven some of our
people out to tlie woods. It iias been trying to them and to us ; but we hope the
present distress will soon pass away.

Miss Blackadder's report is herewith forwarded and the general rejiort will
refer to her past services and coming furlough.

"I'lie following buildings were erected during the year : A school and teacher's
house at Sangre Chiquito, a teacher's house at Arouca. and a catechists Jiouse at
Chaguanas. The statistics for the year show 170 baptisms, 77 of them adults ;
23 marriages, and 150 communicants in good standing.

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I have again to cxiiros.s my iiKltptt'diU'ss to the ^Messrs. C'adbury for kintlly
syrapathy and geuei-ous aid to our \vi>rk.

Rev. H. J. Grant writes to tlie Committee, under date of .laniiary ist, l!>()0, iu
the-ie terms ;

Tliruugh the good hand of'oui'<iod niton us, we are permitted as a family to
greet this N-'W Year in more tiian ordinary iiealtii and vigour.

As I v^rite the street is tlironged witii people in their gaye,-ft apjtarel hastening
to the Annual Regatta. In eontrast with this, but a little hiter in the si'a.son. last
year the noble S.fS. liruee was unable to loret- her way into Sydney JIarbor. (', B.,
and after a delay ofiliirty-six hours we entered Louisl>urg. E.xtremes of tempera-
ture have many eonii>ensations, however.

Early in June I resumed work here, iiaving spent the first live months of the
year eliietly in Nova 8c<jlia, but not in idleness.

Every pait of the work here was, in my absenee, well sustained, 'i'o the Rev.
Mr. Wilson, of the Seoteh Church, and our own missionaries of other fu-lds, we
are mueli indebted for seasonable aid, cheerfully rendered not oidy in my absence
but during Mr. Eraser's furlough also.

The Rev. Jial Behari, as the leader of the native contingent in active service,
did his iiart wiih his u.sual ability, enthu.^iasm and lidelity, and some of his onieer.s
and men deserve special notice. " Diamond " district was attended to by the Rev.
D. Ujagar who did his work well, Arthur Girdhari, as an all-round man. is
almost indispensable. Thomas Biseser, an el^' ■: v u\ a cocoa plantt'r. has arranged
to have his cultivation attended to by anothe.', and has given himself wholly to
tiie work of the mission. Another elder, Charles I'ryag, takes regular >ervice
every Habbath, and supervises schools within his reach, besides attending to the
ordinary work of the eldership.

Statistics I leave wholly to ilr. Eraser, but in the agencies at work to jtroduce
lhe.se statistical results tlieve is much to commend ; much to awaken gratitude and
hope. Our people are willing, liberal and thoi'oughly loyal to the parent cliureh
in Canada, and are planing witli their missionaries to do more (inaiicially.

On the sciiool work which is a power for go >d and which ei<sts our church
very little now, I shall not veniure to enlarge.

The Training School of which 1 am manager, was in charge of 3Ir. JIarold
Clark the iirst seven r-.^ntiis v ♦" the year, and of Mr. Frank Smith the last five
months. Si.>: recidout and two non resider t students are in atten<lance. In April.
at the annual examination, seven obuiiaed certiiicates, and thus Itecame eligible
for engagement as teachers. This school sends out young men fairly well furn-
ished, and its influence is distinctly visible in the tone and growing efficiency of
our schools. The Rev. Mr. Dustan noted this in the comparison of three teachers
whose schools he had visited.

in connection with the Training School, about thirty general students were
enrolled, giving an average of twenty-four. Fees paid by them go to the head
teacher, now Mr. Smith, who lills the position well, and from them he pays his
assistant, a certificated teacher. These general students form the school of second-
ary education, and for its recognition and afliliation with Queen's Royal College,
the Council have petitioned the Go\ernment. I

In pr.iof of sustained interest in our work by estate proprietors let me state a
case. An old Scotch friend who knew from personal observation the character
of our work, and who h 1 foi' many years contributed largely to its support, was
constrained regretfully, through heavy losses for four or five years in succession,
to withdraw his grant. Unsolicited, a few weeks ago, he wrote me as follows :
"Ian. glad to hear that your .schools are flouri.shing. I often wonder how the
people in Nova Scotia are so good to us in Trinidad. We have been doing rather
better for the last two years . . . and I feel bou\ul to assist you again a little.
• . . I have pleasure to enclose you an order on my agents for .*100, and hope
to be able to continue the .same in future year--."

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The iiulicationH of i)rogros9 were never more marked, as witnessed in atten-
dan(!e on the means of grace, whether at the ordinary services or the Sunday
schools, the prayer meeting, Cliristian Kn<leavonr, etc. We know tiiat (lod lias
been with us, and we take up the work of this New Year in the strong conlidence
that He who hath helped will help.

Rev. T. A. Fraser, Dr. Grant's colleague in San Fernaiulo, reports thus :

From the beginning of the year to June 1st I had charge of the English-
speaking congregation in the town of San Fernando, in addition to my usual work
in the country districts.

It was suggested by tlie ^fission Council that I take my furlough immediately
after Dr. (Jrant's return in June, and gladly concurred in their suggestion, and
although I am physicially strong, yet, when I embarked for Canada I had' a firm
conviction that my furlough had come none too soon. After a change of five
months — not of (H)mi)lete rest — 1 and my family arrived in Trinidad on December
18th, greatly refreshed and invigorated.

While at home I visited a large n\nnber of congregations, and everywhere
received a hearty welcome. The majority showed an interest and enthusiasm in
the great Foreign Mission work of the Church, which was very encouraging, but I
am sorry to say there are some congregations anil individuals who, forgetting the
great command, give little or nothing for the support of Foreign jNFissions.

Would it not be po.ssible for a committee of Presbytery or some enthusiastic
brother to visit such congregations and arouse a living interest, as is done when a
congregation fails to do its duty in giving to some of the other Schemes of the
Church.

My work for the half year in Trinidad was carried on exactly on the lines of
previous years. There were in operation during the year seventeen week-day
schools, with a total enrollment for the year of 1,802, and an average attendance
of 835. Heligious iuatruction is given regularly in all schools. There were
twenty-th i e Sunday Schools, with an enrollment of 1,028, and an average
attendance of 74;i Also eighteen night schools in which Hindi is taught from
Christian books.

The missionaries, assisted by two native ministers, nine regular catechists,
four half-time men and three Bible women, conduct services in twenty-seven
different places every Sabbath, and during the week they go from jungle to jungle,
estate to estate, barrack to barrack, house to house, market to market, and stand
on the street (corners, preaching the (Jospel of Christ, selling and distributing Bibles
and Christian books and tracts.

Our regular .staff of catciihists has been weakened by sending to Jamaica at
dilferent times four of our good men, but we hope that others will soon be coming
forward to take their places.

Two of our young men graduated from the Training School in the spring, and
are now doing good work as head teachers.

Govei-nmeut aid has been granted to Separia school. We were disappointed
in not receiving aid for Esperauce school as the Board of Education led us to
expect. Two new commodious school. houses which serve as places of worship on
the Sabbath, have been erected in the southern district, one at Fyzbad, the other
at Pusilac.

For further details of the year's work see Dr. Grant's report. The result of
the year's work so far as tigurescan show is as follows : loO baptisms, twenty-seven
marriages, forty added to communion roll. Other statistics will be found in
statistical report.

Rev. W. L. Macrae says thi <■ ar** .sixteen districts in this Held in which services
are regularly held on Sundays, iis well as several others in which work is done less
Each district has '' wu group of Christian people, .some weak and

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Strug};! iiig, but otluTs strong and liopeiul. So iiiuch dcpi-uds ou the cluinu'ti'r and
iiilliience of tlu- individual cati'fhist of the district that we feel one of the chief
needs of our mission is that of earnest, faithful, well-trained men of this class. By
means of the College aud individual training in our tields, we hope to see this need
gradually su}>|)lied.

Notwithstanding present shortc«)mings, however, all our districts are gradually
developing and consolidating. We mourn the lack, of spirituiil life throughout our
field, yet we have met and dealt with more genuine anxious encpiirers during the
past year than perhaps during any previous year, There is gradually a moving
among the dry l)ones, although we have not yet seen the quickening from on high
in the measure longed for.

The contributions of our native <hurch are 8107 al)ove that ol' last year. Mr.
James Toolsee, one of our elders, gave a thaukoU'ering of forty'dollars in addition
to his regidar contribution, which is also liberal.

In the mouth of May assistance was granted to tlie Elswick school. This
makes the number of our assisted schools twelve, and unassisted three. The
aggregate daily attendance is 014. This exceeds that of last year ity lifty-one.

Much credit is due Mr. Soodeeu for eaiiiest, aithi'id, steady tt>il connected
with these schools, as well as other pha.ses of missionary work.

.Miss Sinclair, having completed her term of service, retired from the field in
Deceml)er. She has left behind her an excellent record, both as a teacher aud
Christian worker. She returned home considerably reduced in strength and vigour,
but amidst the regrets of the many whose welfare she .sought. The work she laid
down will be taken up by Miss Layton, who is now ou the ground. Thus the
workers change but the work goes on.

The usual stress has been laid on Sunday School aud Christian p]ndeavour work.
Here we feel the need of earnest teachers and workers. These excellent
organizations, like the old-fashioned millstones, will give no returns unless .some
energetic hand steadily applies the motive power. One of the mo.st important and
perhaps the most dillicult pha.ses of missionary work is '• teaching to teach," and
leading those who know the truth into earnest, steady, active .service.

The returns of our Sunday Schools aud Christian P'udeavor Societies are
encouraging, but we feel that they are not what they might be, nor what they will
be when all oiu- workers have learned more thoroughly the art of winning souls.
The average attendance of our twenty-two Sabbath Schools is 477.

The Boys' Brigade has been su.stained with interest throughout the year.
Although the majority of our boys are very small, yet our company has taken
second rank in the Scriptural examination of the Trinidad Batallion.

By appointment of Missiou Council, I vi.sited St. Lucia in the early part of
December, aud endeavoured to advance the work in that Island. Many tolteus of
Divine favour aud blessing have nuirked the year now closing, while not a few
evidences of the necessity for humiliatiou aud earnest prayer have been manifest.

Rev. A. W. Thompson writes :

As stated in last year's Keport, the heralquarters of mission work in the Couva
District were removed from Exchange Village to higher ground, at Balmain. The
work of removal began in December, and was c()mi)leted in February, and on
March 1st we took up our residence in our new (|uarters.

It will take some time to get all the work adjusted to suit the change, but
things are quietly shajiing themselves. The opening up of a road to the north,
through a fine Cacao settlement taps the whole of rl e upland country, and brings
it inucli nearer to the new centre than it ever was to the old.

The change has settled one or two problems that have been before us for some
time.

The church in Exchange Village has for a considerable time caused us much
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untl il was often very fur from \w\\\\f I)U>u^4Ullt, to say tlic Inist, to sit on the canal
.sid(! of till' oluirch (luring ovi'iiin^ siTvicc.

The removal of the manse left tiie centre of tiie lot fiee, an<l to tiiis centre was
the church removed at the close of the year. The expenditure thus entailed wa>
met l»y special suhscriplion from the English congregation and our I"'ast Indian
friends.

Church extension was another long-pressing prohlcm. < )ur church Ih far too
small. Once il was moved to a Itetter position the (piestion of its enlargement came
up before us. After due consideiation and advice, it was decided to build a new
church at IJalmain. and gather to it all the ui)laud country jicople, h xving the
church at Kxchaiige Village to serve the wants of all those who live in the sugar
eatated, and the villages adjacent to them. This will amply meet the case, and
will greatly promote the etlicieiit working of this held. An earnest ellbrt is being
matle to raise the funds fortius work among our own pi'ople inul their friends.

The workers, with one or two exce[itions, gave good satisfaction during the
very trying year just closed. Four catcchists were em]tloyed ; ele\ en schools were
in operation; twenty Sunday schools wcri' conducted, and twenty-live regidar
Sunday services were held. Miss Fisher laboured with her wonted zeal and spirit
until August, when, at the re<|Ui'st of the .Mission ("ouncil. she went to the aid of
the Tiniapiuia District, whcreshe still lal)oin's With much acceptance. Henry liirbal.
who got his first lesson from Miss Fisher, and worked his way up in her school
until he entered the Training College— where, after two years' study he won a
second class certificate — succeeds her and has done good work. He was the second
one of the mission teachers to win a second class. Charles Lalla, now in the Train-
ing Si'hool. is another of Miss Fisher's promising boys. Besides these, most of our
Indian teachers and ])Upil teachers have had their training, in whole or in gl•^ater
))art, in her school. She left us with an excellent record. Every day makes us
more conscious of our loss.

No department of our work calls for special notice.

Our thani s are due to the brethren for timely help in our special work ; to
Jas. Arbuckle. Esq., who has placed the manse family, as well as the mission,
under many obligations ; and to all friends, who in any way aided in our work.

Our trials have been many, but our mercies have abounded. The Lord hath
been mindful of us ; He will bless us.

The following table gives our statistics for the year in the Couva District : —

Canadian Missionary 1

Ordained natives

Catcchists 10

Bible women 4

Baptisms, adults 80

" children 45

" total 75

]Vrarriages 17

Canadian lady teachers 1

Schools 11

Bovs on roll 5(i5

( Hrls on roll 241

Total on roll 806

Average daily attendance 459

Total enrolled during whole year 1,018

Communicants, Dec. 81st, 1898 95

Added during the year 7

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Gone to India 2

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Total in good standing, Dec. 31st, 1899 100

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Native Chiirch 1,044 ()(»

Average perComimniieaiit loll

These rejiorts of our missionaries make it elear lliat they have, as usual, carried
on tlieir work with great diligenee and lidelity, and that their etlbrts have heuu
crowned with very eneouraging sueeess. They have had most loyal eo-operatiou
from the Can.uil.in teaehers as well as from the native pastors, eateehists, Bible
women, and other helpers. Lai Behari still eoutinues to he a tower of strength in
the Siui Fernando field. 1*. Soodeeu performs a similar service in Primcestowu,
while P. Bukhem and A. Gayodeen greatly strengthen the hands of Dr. Morton.
The Canadian teachers not oidy do their work well in the <lay schools, hut they
are increasing in their ellbrts to conduct Sal)l)ath schools, sometimes teaching in
two or three on eacdi Sahhath. It i.s almost impossible to over-estinuite the value
of the tvork done in tlie (ifty-nine day schools, which are conducted under the
ausj>ices of the mission. Xot only are the rudiments of secular education given,
but much time ami pains are taken to teach the truths of the Oospel and to bring
the pupils under their power.

PRESHVTEKI.\N TRAINING COLLEOE REPORT FOR 181>!».

Ten students were in attendance during the year. They were of two drafts
1)Ut the stuilies were arranged to deal with them as a single cla.ss.

Dr. Cfrant was al»seut in Canada during tlie first term, and Kev. Wm. L.
Macrae a.ssisted us by taking up the New Testament subject. As Mr. Fraser left
on Dr. Grant's return, and .Mr. Macrae's subject was only in course, he continued
his class work throughout the three terms. We are much indebted to him for the
assistance thus rendered in our college work. Kev. Lalbiharising took his classes
regularly during the year. Each teacher took the same subjects as in previous
years.

During the midsummer holidays all our native ministers and catP''*'''«ts were
brought into res .deuce at the college for five days, for addresses or <■• ' subjects,

conference and prayer. The subjects taken up were " The Word,i?ac^.aments, and
prayer, and the work of *he Holy Spirit." From the first the interest was
marked, and it continued to deepen till the close. The eflect on our workers, and
through them on our mission must be advantageous and it is proposed to hokl
similar gatherings in future years.

The accounts for 1809 will be forwarded by Dr. Grant.

For 1900, we ask as in past years the sum of £125.

The Foreign Mission Committee would call the attention of the General
Assembly to the fact that the Canadian mission staff in Trinidad has been
strengthened by the appointment of an as-sistant to Dr. Morton. At their meeting
held in October last, a petition from the Mission Council was submitted, a.sking for
a sixth missionary for Trinidad. This petition was supported by a strong repre-
sentation from the Presbytery of Trinidad, whose commissioner was present at the
meeting, and gave reasons why the petition should be granted. After careful
consideration the Committee resolved "that in view of the pressure on our funds,
the Convener be directed to correspond with the Mission Council and arrange if
possible for an assistant in Dr. Morton's field, in the meantime with a view to an
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of the >[issiou Counr;.i, Mr. Harvey Morton was appointed for a year, on the
understanding that the extra expense be met if possible in Trinidad, without
calling for any increase in the Trinidad estimates. This arrangement will keep all
the fields occupied and straight even during the time that Dr. Morton is home on
furlough.

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DEMERARA.

At the same meeting of Committee, a communication was read from Rev.
J. B. Cropper, intimating that the Government of British Guiana had made
proposals to him with the view of obtaining his services as Superintendent of East
Indian Settlements in that Colony. It appears that the Government are anxious
to retain the Eivst Indians in Demerara as permanent settlers instead of havinfj
them return to India on the expiration of their inderture, as they have a right to
do according to the terms of their contract, and that they are of opinion that if
they can secure the services of some able and tactful superintendent to visit their
settlements, to look after the interests of the settlers, to promote the sanitary
condition of their settlements, to seek to encourage and stimulate them in planting
fruit trees, vegetables, etc., as well as rice, to arrange for the establishment of
village councils for the administration of the aflairs of the settlements, and to try
to settle as far as po.ssible all disputes and (juarrels that may arise, they would do
much to promote the welfare of the East Indians themselves as to advance the
interests of the Colony. The Governor of the Colony having made the acquaintance
of Mr. Cropper, who had acted as his private in St. Lucia, was of opinitm that l.e
was well (lualified for the work. Accordingly he proposed to him that ne should
undertake the work, which Mr. Cropper after consulting with the Mission Council
in Trinidad and your Committee, and obtaining their concurrence agreed to do, ail
the more readily as he thought that he would still be able to do much real mission
work as well as help to facilitate the operations of the missionaries, and also set
free the funds to the account of the salary which he had been receiving for the
support of an additional missionary. This arrangement took effect on December
11th, and is now in operation.

In April, your Committee were informed by Rev. G. E. Ross, of Bethany
Church, Halifax, that he was ready to go as a missionary to Demerara, should the
Committee think it for the best interest of the church and mission to send him.
The Committee were well aware of his fitness for the work, agreed at once to ask him
to accept an appointment and to leave for that field in the early autumn. At tlie
meeting of the Synod held Truro in October, he was designated, and sailed next
day for Demerara which he reached in safety and where he has since been at work
in the field formerly occupied by Mr. Cropper.

At the end of the year Mr. Ross reported as follows : —

I beg leave to report that I arrived in Demerara on October 26th last, and at
once took charge of our work at Better Hope. Mr. Cropper who has been labouring
here for the past three years, remained with me for a time, initiating me into
methods of work and surveying the large field committed to our care. Duriufi
the remaining two months of the year in addition to carrying on the regular
mission work, special attention has been given to acquiring the language. Con-
siderable progress has been made in this particular, but one finds with all the
pressure of work, that he cannot devote such time to the language, sw is really
necessary.

Our work in Demerara is yet in its infancy ; but a magnificent field for
missionary enterprise is afforded us. The prospect is most encouraging. We
earnestly hope and pray that in the near future more laborers will be sent forth to
Strengthen our hands, and that Demerara with her 120,000 East Indians may
speedily be reclaimed for the Master.

The following are statistics for Better Hope Mission Field for 1899 : — Fast
Indian : — iCanadian missionary, 1 ; catechists, 3 ; Bible women, 1 ; baptisms, 14

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marriages, 3 ; schools, 1 ; scholars ou roll, 5l> ; cominunicauts, 79 ; Sabbath
schools, 1 ; contributions for the year, $94.40.

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Amount paid ou account of Tr'uidad and Denierara, from April
1st, 1899, to April 1st, 1900, $19,923.21.

HI— KOREA.

Ill this field the work has gone on well during the year. In the judgmeut of
tiie missionaries tlie prospects are so good that they are not only about to occupy
a scoontl centre at Ham Hung, but they urgently appeal to your Committee for an
iui'iease of our start". The state of the funds prevented the Committee from com-
plying with their request, but they decided to lay the facts presented before the
riiuich, and as this new field is not so well known as the others, it has been
ihouglit i)est to give thu As.-!enil)ly tlie reports of the mitjsionaries almost in full.

Mr. Foote writes as follows :

Last year when the iei)ort of our work since coming to Korea was written,
Woiisau was one of the mission stations of the Presbyterian Church of the United
States, north, with Rev. .J. S. Gale in charge. It was not until September 9th of
this year that he removed to Seoul. Before that time although we devoted the best
of our energies to the study of the language, we rendered him any assistance we
were able. Since that time, with the help of the native Christians, we have cared
a^ l)est we could for the interests of the work committed to our charge.

ftinerating. — This field is very extensive, being about 200 miles long and forty
miles wide, including thirty-nine magisterial towns and almost innumerable
villages. A large part of my time should be given to country work, but during
the past year, owing to my limited knowledge of the language, I found itinerating
on a large scale impracticable.

Early in the spring I visited Ham Hung, a large city 100 miles distant, to look
after the work of the Church in that station. I reached there March 4th, and
found a little band of Christians meeting every night for study and worship, five of
whom I baptized. On April 8th I made the first of several trips to Anpyon where
we organized an out-station. Altogether I have spent about six weeks itinerating.

Daif Schooln. — Over two years ago the native church here purchased a field,
the proceeds of which are devoted to the support of a school for the boys of
Christian parents. The teacher derives nearly three-fourths of his salary from this
source, and tha remainder is paid by the parents of the boys attending. The
number of boys enrolled is fifteen. The Bible is studied every day. The other
subjects taught are reading, writing, arithmetic, catechism, singing, Chinese and
English.

Early in January Mrs. Foote opened a school for girls, two afternoons of each
week. Seventeen are enrolled, and for want of a better place they meet at our
house. It is U(»t the custom of this land for girls to attend school, consequently
l)ut few can read. This is a great drawback in our work. The subjects taught are
reading, writing, arithmetic, catechism. New Testament, Chinese, English, singing
and knitting.

Sunday School. — In this department of our work great interest is manifested.
The Koreans are bright, intelligent, and persistent students. This makes teaching
easy. In April, at Mr. Gale's request, Mrs. Foote and I opened two Sunday

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girls came the first morning, and since then several have been added to their
number. The interest has spread beyond these classes and several adults of the
congregation arc following the same course. We prepare our own -maps and
helps.

Kvery member, catechumen and adherent attends Sunday School. At present
Bible study occupies a prominent place in our congregational work. The men,
who meet- every Sunday morning before preaching service, are taught by two of
the best and most experienced members. The women meet in the atlernoon auvi
are taught by Mrs. Foote.

We also have two special clas.ses for catechumens, one for the men and one for
the women. Tliese classes are very interesting. Mrs. Foote teaches the latter and
I teach the former. Catechumens are received as such after examination. No one
is admitted into the catechumenate unless the Session is satisfied that the ap])licanl
is a Christian. After a person has been a cateiihumen for si.i months and has taken
a course of instruction he is allowed to apply for baptism. We find the members
of these classes very diligent students, and are pleased with the pi'ogress they are
making.

Trnininj) C/a^xcH. — Although Mr. Gale alone delivered the lectures to the
Christians wiio gatluu'ed here last February for three weeks' study, we may claim
to have had some small share in the work. The leading men in this mission living
outside of Won.«an were invited to join the Christians liere for a short course of
Bible study. We were suprised at tiie large number who came. One man walked
over 180 miles to be present. Several came 130 miles, others came 100 miles.
Sixty in all were enrolled. The Woiisan Christians prox i<led entertainment for
their visiting bretliern. Cla.s.ses were held in the morning and evening of each day.
In the afternoon the ('hristians visited ditlerent parts of the city and held service
or spoke to tlieir friends of the claims of (!hrist. After the evening lecture, time
was given lor i)rayer and testimony. This is the beginning of our future college
and native ministry.

I>uring the lastof .March and first of April, Mrs. Swallen hehl a similar da.ss for
women. Four came from Ham Hung 100 miles distant. As but few Korean
women can read and as they do not have equal opportunities with the men for
study, the teaching of necessity was elementry. However, a good beginning was
made which already lias proved a blessing to the Church.

ICrenhif) i^tiulif. — ^To thos*^ who in earlier years were wedded to idolatry, and
whose religious acts were to worship at the graves of tlieir ancestors, but are now
Christians, the liible is a wonderful book. Even the oldest Ciiristians here Inst
heard tiie (idsjiel but a few years ago, and the way they study the word of God is
certainly remarkable.

In connection with this congregation during the long winter evenings there are
three places where the Christians meet c\ery night for Bible study. They sit on
the fioor in a circle around the lamp and often far on into the nigiit without re-
ference, Bible or commentary, but with reverent minds and prayerful hearts try to
understand arigiit the message of Cod.

Praift'r-mccliiufH, — A prayer-meeting is conducted in every section of the con-
gregation. The marked dillerence between the number who attend preaching
service and prayer-meeting in the home-land is entirely wanting with us. Every
person who attends preaching .service makes it a jtoint to be at i>rayer-meeting.

Preachitifj Services. — I cannot speak too highly of the assistance rendered by the
natives in these services, or of the average attendance. It has been some months
since Mr. (Jale, who by his pleasing manner and beautiful Korean language ma<le
Sunday services especially attractive, went to Seoul yet the interest has not sufTercd
and the attendance has increased.

Hitherto we have been labouring under the disadvantage of having to divide
the congregation into two sections and have these meet in diflferent parts of the
city, or at difierent times because of the limited size of our largest meeting place.

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At present the congregation is divided into three sections, A native preacher
nl each phice.

All this is uhout to ho cliunged, astlie new church is nearing completion. Mrs.
(Jule has rendered valuahle assistance at the service for women. The Sacrament
of the Lord's sujyper and haptism are administered twice during t lie year. The
riiurch members number llfty -seven, the catechumens thirty-nine and the baptized
cliildren six. ('onlributions and income from land, and interest for the year
amount to 4,250 yaiig, or $425 gold (1 yang is a days wage in Korea).

Church building. — The principal interest of the congregation at present centres
in the new church. As soon as Mr. Gale knew he was going to Seoul he called a
mectingof the congregation and it was decided to supply a long felt want and build
a church. After some <liHiculty a site was secured in the centre of the city.

In tlie sultry heat and beating rain of summer several of the Christians went
to the mountains thirty miles distant and cut the timber, which while the streams
wt're high was floated down to the sea shore, from whence it was brought by boat
to Wonsan. With liberality the little flock gave of their means and with skill and
enthusiasm labored with their hands to accomplish the purpose so dear to their
hearts.

It must Idc a joy to them to know that they have .succeeded beyond their fondest
hopes. The church, witli its wooden floor, sub.stantial walls, and iron roof is well
built in every jjarticular and is free from debt. Besides the large well-lighted
aiulitorium which has a seating capacity for over 500 persons, there are two school
rooms one lor boys and one for girls, and two other rooms where Mrs, Foote and
I can study and meet the Koreans.

Out StafionK, — Anpyon, an iiiduential magisterial town thirteen miles distant,
is the only out-station connected with Wonsan where Sunday and mid-week services
are regularly condu(;ted, although occasional services arc held in other places.
Nearly a year ago one of the Christians of Wonsan, thinking regular jr,reaching
service sliouhl be held in Anpyon determined to sell his property here and move to
tliat town. This he did and so arranged two rooms of his hou.se that they make a
(■omfortal)le meeting place.

For some time a man was sent from AVonsan every Aveek to aid in the Sunday
service. But the cause basso well developed that a local leader has been appointed
and outside assistance is no longer needed.

In conclusion we desire to place on record our thanks to our heavenly Father
for the great blessing of good health, the progress of the year, the encouraging out-
look, the letters of kind friends and the supjjort and jirayers of the Church.

Dr. (Jrierson reports thus :

January and part of Febnuiry were si)ent in Seoul in study. Leaving there on
February Gth we reached Wonsan I'ebruary l.'Uh.

Arriving here we had scarcely time to get into the house we had rented when
we were besieged by sick people who had heard of the ari-ival of a foreign doctor.

Before reaching Wonsan it had been our resolve to refuse all medical calls, for
the purpose of devoting qiirselves entirely to language study, considering that
work, under the circumstances in which we take over this field, to be our first and
most important labor. Notwithstanding our desire for study, however, so piteous
and persistent were the calls for help that it did not seem humane to refuse, and
very reluctantly stutly was almost entirely laid aside and medical and surgical
work undertaken.

At first the practice was conducted in the large parlor of our house, using the
veranda as a waiting-room, and treating only the most severe cases out of the
scores who swarmed about the house daily for medicine. One day over ninety
])orsons were waiting at one time to see the doctor.

It was the aim of our practice at this .stage to undertake only ruch cases as
could be treated with some good hope of success, refusing to see trifling ailments

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of applicants and (|U('sti<*n each as to liis or her ailliction, giving a ti(;ket of adinis-
Hion tt) those who were to \h' sern and persnadinj; the others to h-ave the premises.

After having such tlirongs of people al>ont our house from morning till night
for ahout a month, wv ohtaiiied the use of a huilding near by, and continued
practice there.

Atler a month's further practice my eighty <lollars worth of nietlicines hrougiit
from (y^anada began to run short in important linch, and though supplementetl a
little from Japanese sources, was too meagre to warrant satisfactory work. Con-
sidering al.so that I had l)een entirely neglecting pro|)er language study for medical
work, I resolved to limit my practice until I had nctjuircd more of tlie language
so after the middle of April I did not undertake new cases, and only tini.shed up
old cases already on my hands.

Owing t<» the dilliculty of linding out ahout the ca.ses with «»ur imperfect
knowledge of Korean, and without an interpreter, the actual numhcr of pati*>nts
seen an«l treated in the two montlis was not very large, hut most of then> .several
times, and many of them through a long course of treatnu>nt. I luul ten opera-
tions under chloroform and twt) under cocaine, one of which was for cataract.

I must acknowledge with thanks invaluable as.sistance rcnd«'red in the major
operations, as almost daily in the minor dressings, by Mr. ^lacrae, who very
quickly learned to be a satisfactory ana«'sthetist.

From the time of discontinuing public practice until the present time 1 have
done miu'h work in bringing to an en<l surgical treatment begun earlier, and also
iu treating new ca.ses among the members of the Church in Wonsan.

The work of prea«'hing to the assend»Ied jtatients fell mainly upon my lan-
guage teacher, who with great zeal improved every opi>ortunity, C()nversing.
preaching, singing, praying, and reading good books allowed in the waiting room.
He also sold a large number of books and tracts to the patients. I will n(»t in tlii.-
connection give instances of spiritual results, which, by the blessiug of (Jod, were
uot u few. Several who had. never heard of Christ bel'ore coming to the doctor
have since shown interest in the (Jospel.

From May to Septend)er my time was mainly occupied in language .study, ami
at the end of that period I went up to Seoul and took the language examination
on the first year's cour.se of study as laid down by the Examination Committee of
the Mission of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Since returning I have receivt'd
notification- from the Chairman of the Examining Committee that I had passed the
examination, making in the oral examination one hundred per cent., and in the
written ninety-five per cent.

At a meeting of our Mission on June l})th it was decided that Mr. Macrae and
niy.self should have charge of w-ork in Ham Hung.

My wife has devoted herself to language study, and such participation in
Church work as her ability and health permitted. Since June I found it necessary
to have a separate language teacher for her and was happy in securing a most
excellent scholar, who is also a very efficient Christian w»»rker.

Key. D. M. Macrae, reports as follows :

In the month of February accomi)anie<l by Dr. and Mrs. Grierson and K<>v.
M. (>. Fenwick, I crossed overland from Seoul to Wonsan. Household afliiiis
liaving been arranged, the tusk of studying the language was begun. The coiu'se
of study as drawn up by the American Board of examiners was followed. In Sej)-
tember I took the examinations in Seoul — passed " creditably."

Ithwratintj. — I was only able to take four trips into the county and spend in all
twelve weeks itinerating. During that time I vi.sited Ham Hung, Hong Won, Took
Chun, Pyol an Tai, Sin Chin, Fai Cho. So Ho. Chin Hung and An ry<m.

Ham Hung a walled city, is the t-apital of Ham Kyong Do. The <listaiu'e from
this city to Wonsan is about 100 miles. The population is estinnited at about
40,000 (so otHcials say). Within the last few weeks a telegraph line has been com-
pleted between this city and Wonsan. Here there are four baptized Christians,
three men and one woman. On the recommendation of a session convened by Rev.
J. 8. Gale, those were baptized by Rev. W. R. Foote.

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VVIiile ill tlu' city iiu'i>tiiiKs \v«'iv hold evt-ry ninlit in tlu' hoiisf of Mr. Shin.
During my n'<'«'iit visit tlu'iT wc liiul hlt'sscd iiu'ftin};s. Oiu' Siiiwluy morning two
int'ii ami a luiiMlc aKt'<l la<1y walked in fn»in th«' (•cumtry scvcnti'cn inilrs to see us.
Two SimdayH previtais tlu'y iicartl oftlu* Ji'sus doctriiu' from a iiativf. so they liud
caint' to hear the nu'ssajjeitf < Jod to sinners. They reinaiiie<i with lis tw«> days and
returned with iio(»l<s and tracts to their native village. As tiiey were leaving one
of them said "tiiere is an aged man in the villaf!;e who would like to see you and
hear al>out tiiis man Jesus."

A middh> aged gentleman wlio at tirst came like >»'i«'odemus, recently (hvided
for ('liri.st ; now liis wife and little hoy accompany him to the ineetiiifjs. He snid
a few days before I left "pleas*' tarry with us a little longer. I have lu'en speaking
to others about .Jesus and they seemed interested. 1 woidd like you to see them,"
and said he '• this iiouse is now too small for us and we will have to get a larger
phure t<» worship in.'' He spoke with a heart ready to give.

While we tarrieil there I l)elieve the Ijord chose out for himself s«'veral good
lucn. Scan-ely a night went by without some soul enquiring earnestly into thiH
new plan of salvation. Thirteen miles out from the city there is a man who walks
in to service on Sunday mornings. The regular attendance at present is sixteen
iiicii and si.\ or more women. The outlook is encouraging. Funds are needed so
as to locate missionaries in this city.

So Ho the port of Ham Hung, is seven miles from the city. \ week was spent
iicre. hooks were sold and a time of seed sowing spent among the villages.

Hong Won is a large .seaport town, thirty-three miles north from Ham Hunpf.
Here there is one man who was bapti/.ed in the city of Ham Hung, by Rev. W. H.
Foott'. on recomnuMidation of a sessi«>n convened by Rev. J. S. Gale. This man tirst
iu'iUHl of Christ from a Korean, now he ha.s told the story tt) others; while there
his mother and two other men took part in prayer in the meetings. An old grey
bearded gentlemen (a confuciani.st at one time) also lottk his stand for Christ, but
has now moved l()-> miles inlaiul. God grant that he may in that |)art of tlut
country hear witness for his .Master.

I'ook Chun is a large walled city sixty miles north of Ham Hung, and has a
garrison of ;{()() soldiers. A few days were spent in this citv and a number of bouk»
sold.

Pyol An Tai, in this village seven mi.es from the city of IViok Chun there is
one who itrofesses faith in Chri.st. Last nummer after the death of his wife tlu*
villagers cailled upon him to sacrifice to his ancestorsand appease the wmth of the
s](irits. This he refused to do and as a result sullered persecution. His hou.se was
i)roi<en into, l)Ooks burned and he was .severly beaten. His greatest enemies were
tlie sons of his own household. He stood (irm through it all and witnessed a good
ci)nfession of his faith in (}od.

Sin Chin a large seaport town is the port of Took Chun. This is as far north
as I have been, coasting steamers <'all here, several days were spent in this village.

Fai Cho, a seaport village of about 400 houses is twenty miles from the city of
Ham Hung. Mr. Shin was here a few months ago and j»reached to the people. At
that time a number expressed a desire to become Christians. I found on visiting
the village that persecution ha<l set in. Those who seemed interested were mostly-
young men and their parents threatened to starve them if they give up ancestral
worsliip. However, when all would be quiet at night those young men would
gather in our room to study the Words of Life. One young man braved all threats
and persecution. He took part in the meetings, in prayer and by a <juiet word of
testimony. A great many of the villagers came daily to consult about the doctrine.
Being the first foreigner to visit the village there was ipiite an excitement among-
the villagers especially the women who violated the Korean code of etiquette by
l>oldly standing in the doors and windows to havea look at the "moksa" (pastor).

One striking feature in labouring among this people is their readiness to admit
that they are sinners and that in this world there are none righteous. To-day
they lend a ready ear to the preaching of the gospel. Doors are open on every
hand. All honor and glory to God for the triumphs that have beeu won. It i»

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with a heart t'lill of grutitii<le to (rotl for the mercies iiixl opitortuuitics of tiio year
that I l)eg louvi' to submit tiiis l)rit'f report.

K«»RKAN KXI'KNDITURE.

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Ainoiiiit i)iii<l on aocouiit of Korea from April 1st, 181>!>, to

\pril 1st, l!>00 $;j,421 «♦>

i^Your Committee have received a very urgent ai)peal fron> the Korean Missimi-
arie.s for rein foreenients. They give strong reasons why these addilioual mission-
aries should he sent to them immediately. Your Committee thought well to give
these reasons in the terms of their own appeal, in whieh they say : —

In the Fii'st plaee we call your attention to the enormous size of this fu'ld.
representing two and a half out of tlu^ thirteen provinces of Korea, with thirty-live
large magisterial towns and iluiumerahle villages, a coast line of •"»()(» miles, and a
popidation ai)proaching one million souls. All this lield has '■>ceu entru.sted to mir
charge, and in it we arc the strongest force with oidy one Methodist and one Inde-
pendent missionary (now absent) as fellow labourers.

In the Second place we a.ssure you that the whole field is accessible to mission
work. On the one hand there is an enquiring and receptive people, and on tiif
other a growing native church full of zeal for the conversion of their fellow-
countrymen.

In the Third place you will notice that we do not ask you to support cateehists,
colporteurs, native jiastors and school teachers, or to build school houses, colU-gts
and churches. Nor do we ever ])ropose to ask for money from home f<»r such pur-
poses, since all these will be provided here through the devotion and liberality nt'
the native Christians themselves, as reports from all over the land will show.

Finally we would have you believe that the prime necessity for this Held is an
adequate force of trained foreign leaders. The great work of the mission is to
follow up, organize, and superinten<l the work already begun by the natives, and
to train the natural leaders for active service, with the view of establishing an
independent native church.

The Committee, however, in view of the extensive work already on their
hands, and more particularly in view of the state of the funds at that time, felt
constrained to inform the missionaries that "in the present condition of matters
they do not see their way clear ju.st now to increase the number of missionaries in
Korea." Directions were however given to publish the appeal as well as the
reports, .so that all the facts might come before the Church as soon as possible, and
to carry out these directions they are embodied almost in full in your Committee's
report.

The W. F. M. Society has continued to carry on its good work. Their last
annual report shows that during the ])ast eleven years their contributions amount
in the Eastern Division to $78,398.40, and in September last they paid into the
Foreign Mission and Korean Funds no le.ss than $10,582.50, distributed as
follows : —

For New Hebrides, including one half of Miss Symond'ssalary$l,182 50

" St. Lucia 1,000 00

'< Trinidad 5,000 00

" Demerara 1,100 00

" Korea 1,000 00

" General Foreign Mission Fund 1,300 00

Total $10,582 50

For *his generous help, your Committee feel deeply grateful.

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UNANCKH.

LuHt year the Eastern Division of the I'onuuitteo reported a debt of ♦'2, 138.26
aKiiiiist the General Fiunl, and a luihmee or!!<U,(i;i8.r)ii in favour of Korea, thus giving
a net balance In favour of the Missionu of !|<5()().2«).

This year the debt on the ordinary Fund at the closing of the accounts was
|.")71.48, while 'lie balance in favour of the Korean Fund was ♦2,()8'2.5(», giving a net
balance in favour of the Missions at that date of if I,')! 1.(I2

The receipts for the year Just closed were for the (ieneral Fund !p28,4;37.0'J, as
against $31,512.09 for the previous year ; for the Korean Fund, f3,(H(;,«!3, as against
f5,2r)0.0!> for the year preceding, making a total falling off on both funds of
I'), 308. 53. It should be noted, however, that the be(piests which came into the
fund during 1890-1000, amounted to only J7")0, while those which became available
in the previous year reached the sum ol'|3,229.7r>, thus accounting for a diflerence
of $2, 470. 70 from this source of revenue alone.

On the other hand our expenditure on all the fields has been smaller. The
diderence in the New ]Iebrides is small, but about $2,000 less has been paid on
account of Korea, mainly because travelling e.\|)enses and outfit were included in
the previous year, and upwards of $1,000 of what was due Trinidad remaining
unpaid on April 1st, 1900. These statements will explain why with a smaller
income your Committee are less in debt.

Your Committee, as well as the u iiole Church, and very sjiecially the mission-
aries in the Field, have to mourn the removal by death of the Kev. 1*. M. Mor-
rison. D.I)., whose services in connection with the Foreign Mission work of the
Clnirch were .so valuable and so highly appreciated.

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IV.— INDIAN MISSIONS- IN MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST

TERRITORIES.

Thirty-four years ago Rev. James Nisbet began mi.ssion work amongst the
Indians in the Saskatcliewan. To-day work is carried on at the following
nineteen points, by missionaries whose names are given at the beginning of the
report.

1. Mistawaais Reaerre. — There are forty-eight families, fifty-five communicants,
of whom nineteen were recently added, and forty-seven in the Sabbath school.
Mi.ss Gillespie the teacher, keeps seven of the children in her father's bouse, from
Monday till Friday, because of the distan ce of the school from their homes.

2. Prince Albert. (Makoce Waste). — This mission in cluu'ge of two ladies, is
patiently and prayerfully cultivated. There are seventeen children in the school.
Several little girls are kept in the mission house and one boy who had his foot
amputated. Regular religions services, committing of texts, gardening, the
disappearance of ])agan rites amongst the elders, and truancy amongst the
younger, are the hope and reward of the missionaries.

3. Regina.- -This is j>robably the most successful In(Jusiriai scftooj in Western
Canada. There are 130 j)ui»ils on the roll, with an average attendance of 111.
Each year a number graduate, and one of the graduates is now on the staff.
During the summer, many of the pupils, as well as many of the graduates, find
employment amongst the white population, and earn from $12 to $35 a month.

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that iircHont tln'n>s»'lvi's.

4. File /////«.— Tlu'i-e arc twenty-one children in the «hiy school, and thirteen
in the lloim. Mv. and Mrs. Alex. Skeene, di<l excellent work here for ten years.
He is now in the lie^ina Industrial School. Mr. Stewart who succeeded him, has
already resijincd and a successor has not yet l)cen appointed.

.'*. Hound Lakf. — The Kev. II. .MacKay still imlils on his ev«'n way. In the
benutiful Honu- and sclatol on I{«>und Lake, in the (iu'Api»elle Valley, there are
thirty children. The Indians on one of the Kcserves. known as Kewistahaw's
RcHerve, are huildin); a church for thcuisrlves. the old chief of eij^hty years, hein^
the moving s|)irit. The nu'U p't the material together, one woman <»IIers t«t scrub
the lloor, and another suhscrihed $'>i, ex-pui»ils of the school subscribed S'50, and
other outsiders helji. It will be completed and inv from debt by July 1st. There
are twenty-Hve communicants on tlu' Ueserves, six added during the year.

6'. CrowHtdxd. — This also is a boarding school. There are thirty-nine children
in the school. A new building has been erected at a cost of !?3, ()()(>. improving the
conditions of work. There is a neat church six miles from the school, but (luring
the winter the .services were coiulucted in the Honie.

7. Birth'. — In this boarding school there are forty-tW(» children enrolled. The
large stone building in which the work is done has been enlarged this yt'ar at a
cost of $3,000. lioys and girls, large enough, seek service during the sumnuT
months. The Indians have become more sympathetic. The leaven is .slowly
working.

rV. Jiird Tail. — This lU'serve is ministered to by the liev. J(»hn 3IcArthur, iu
connection with two Home Mission Stations. They have twenty-five communi-
cants, with an attendance at Sabbath services of thirty, and nine at weekly i»rayer
meeting. The only Indian Woman's Foieign ^li.ssionary Society Auxiliary is at
this station. They contiiiaited ia<t year r^'.V^. The congregation gave $47 besides
to the Schemes of the Church.

9. Okaiime. — There are fcMty-four comnuuiicants and sixty in attendance at
morning service. There are twelve children in school. The Indians are this year
building a church at their own expense-. ,in<l have asked the Woman's Foreign
Mis.sionary Society to send no more clothing lor adults, a.s they can now jjrovide
for themselves. They contributed last year $21.*J"> for Foreign Missions, and $12.15
for the Famine Fund.

JO. Rolling Hirer. — Six or seven years ago the Indians riotously and defiantly
mocked the missionary and refused to listen to his message. Now they meet
regularly for woi-ship. and seven jtrofess faith in (Miri.st. They are building new
and comfortable houses, and are becoming iudustiiwus.

11. Portmje la Prairie. — In the boarding school liiere are twenty-three children
making good i)rogress. The Indian village three miles away and visited regularly,
is by better homes, cleanly habits, industry, temjierance, attendance at wor.ship,
etc., giving evidence of jirogress. The mission childien attend the town Siuulay
school and get the benefit of books, ita])ers. etc., used in the school.

12. PipoHtone. — The missionary John Thunder, a native wori-er under the
supervision of the neighbouring Home missionary, and !iji- a good influence over his
people. There are nine comnuuiicants and they contriimted $30, for mission
purposes.

hi. Hurrieane Hills. — This is one of the ])laces where the work is imiuiired by
the Government in encouraging the establishment of a Roman Catholic church in
a Reserve already occujtied and with a population of less than 250. The chief and
several of the head men protested, hut to no i)urpose. Resides regular Sabbath
services by Mr. McKen/ie, Mrs. McKenzie docs much to help the women to a
better way of living. She teaches a young men's Bible class, which has thirty-
eight on the roll. She also teaches sewing, bread-umking, house-keeping, etc., all
of which tend ui)ward.

t^. Lhanl Poinl. — Tlu> IndiiinH liavc placol on llu* Kroiiiul tlit> iiiatcritil for a
IK'W log cliurch. TluTc wit*- Ht'Vi'ml vuhvh of coiivci-Hioii during llu- yi-ar. Tho
mission \» now vacant, Mr. John Ulack having; ti'n<lfi'e<l liin resignation.

15. Afoone Mountain. — This mission oni.v li«>f;iin t'onr years ago, Ih Itfcoinlng
t'niitl'ni. The attciKhmcc in the Missi«»n Hall is not good, lint the missionary visitH
the tents and homes, and often they follow from tent to tent to hear more. Many
III' them raise enough eattle and grain for eomfort.

/<». />aA7'«/'»»f/.— The three Reserves — Plapot's I'asqnnh's and Mnseowpetting'H,
I'overed hy this mission, hav«' he»'n rather harren soil. Change of missioimries, tho
tlnifting of ehildr«>n to Hegina, the intrigues of Roman C'atholi<'s. have conspired to
(Irfent the work. The present missionary is faithfully visiting from t«'nt to tent
ami hopj'ful of resulttf, although no <-onverslons are reported.

17. Loin/ /'/(ij'/i, Iiul'mnfont and Sintn LakcH. — This is new ground. Mr.
Itohert McKay, s<»n (»f Rev. John McKay, f«>r many y«'ars missiomiry at Mistawusis
is the missionary at these points. He s|ieaks the Indian language tluently, and
was welcomed Ity the Swun Lake hand, but the Long Plain Indians said they would
have nothing to do with any me.s.senger of Christianity. It is initial work. Kind-
ness and charity will overcome.

m. Willetj Hirer. — This point is thirty-tive or forty miles from Li/ard Point,
and it was proposed to work the two together, hut that has n«>t proved satisfactt»ry.
It will he plaee«l in the future under the care of the Home Missionary at
(Hcnlyon.

I!). lAike of thi' Woods. — There are 50'^ In'Mans on the wi'st side of the liake <»f
the Woods, f(»r which no provision is nnule. The Rev. Austin McKittrick, has been
appointetl. It is hoped that hy and hy a hoarding school will he established.

(torcrnmnU druntn. — For each pu|)il at the Rcgina Industrial School #120 per
|iupil ; $72 Iter pupil in the Hoarding Schools at Round Lake, Crowstand, Hirtle,
File Hills, and Portage la Prairie ; an<l #800 a year to each day school at
Mistawasis, Prin<'e Albert and Okanaso.

Summarif. — Within the bounds of Manitoba and the Xorth-West pntvinces the
Presbyterian Church has nineteen missions, three of which have Ipeen opened within
the la.st year. There are in the.se missions 257 communicants, six' lioarding and
Industrial schools, with an (Mirollment of 280, and an avi-rage attendance of 257.
There are also three day schools with ;in cii'-'llment of sixty -eight and an average
attendance of thirty.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

TREASURER OF MANITOBA .\ni) NORTH-WEST INDIAN WORK.

For the Year Ending March 31st, 1900.

KtrriptH.
Received from Rev. Dr. Warden #24,055,00.

Expenditure.

Paid for salaries f 13.201 00

" '• Building account {t,582 77

" " Interpreting 432 00

" "Insurance 228 10

" " Travelling expenses of missionaries. lOfi !>y

" " Maintenance account 145 79

" " Domestic service 92 00

" " Furnishing 71 40

" " Convener's expen.ses 134 95

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Beulah :

Ki'v. .lolin McArtluir |40(» (K)

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Mr. \V. J. Siiiull iji4<;l> .'»0

MiHH Aniiit! McLaren 4')0 00

Miss Matilda McFiCod W'ti) 00

Miss Josie t'ullin, substitute 120 00

Building, etc 4,01 7 or)

Insurance DO oo

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Ci'ou'ufand:

Rev. Neil (MImour #S00 00

Miss Josephine Pet«!h, teacher 404 00

Miss Jeannie Gilmour, matron IWS 00

Miss Isabel Currie, assistant matron. . . . 180 00

Miss Sarah Dunbar, assistant matron . . 4o 00

Out-door lussistant ISO 00

Travelling expenses. Miss Dunbar 4o "Jo

Interpreting? l.'il .")0

Buildin^r, etc r),:{;?.'i 7<{

InsUiance "JS 00

*7,r)27 51

File Hills:

Mr. Alexander Skene |;]r)0 00

Mr. E. C. Stewart 800 00

Travelling expenses, Mr. Stewart 22 2!)

Miss Jeannie Webster, assistant matron. 180 00

Domestic service !)2 00

Furnishing .'>!) 00

Maintenance TjO 00

$1,05.'^ 2i>

Hurricane J fills. •

Rev. E. McKenziL- $700 00

Interpreting 84 00

Maintenance 10 7!)

Insurance 87 10

$831 81)

Lak-e of the Woods:

Travelling expenses of the Rev. Au.stin

G. McKittrick $!77 10

.*77 10

Lakesend:

Mr. Campbell H. Munro $900 00

Insurance <)2 00

$l)G2 00

, 125

Lizard Point:

U»'V. I). Cai.iiiii <'ii

Mr. John Hlufk

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'Pravt'llinm'xjH'iiHt's, Mr. H()l)ort McKay

MiHtiin'iiHiH:

Uev. W. S. Miu.ie

Misrt Kutt! (iilleHpic. teacher

Huiltliii);, etc

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MooHf Mounlaiii;

Ml-. F. T. Dotldw

Building, etc

Okanme :

Mr. R. ('. McPhcrson

Interpreting^

Pippntonc:

Mr. John Thunder

Building, etc

Prince Albert:

Miss Lucy M. Baker

Miss Bell Lyttle

Portage la Prairie:

Mi.ss Annie Fraser

Miss Sarah Laidlaw

Mrs. Sutherland, assistant nnitron ....

Building, etc., repairs

Furnishing

Maintenance

Interpreting

Insurance

Soiling River:

Mr. W. J. Wright

Building, etc

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Rev. Hugh McKay

Mrs. McKay, matron

Mr. D. A. McKay, teacher

Mr, G. W. Sahlinark, teacher . . .
Mr. Jacoh Bear

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300 00

75 00

375 00

3r.O 00

$2,010 00
*134 95

$24,055 00

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After the destructive storms reported last year, the repairing!; of damajicd
churches and the erection of new ones, is the prominent feature of this years
report. How unselfislily, even heroically, the native Christians met the situati(»ii,
appears in *!iis report. Mr. Gauld is in Canada on furlough. Dr. G. L. ^lacKay
reports witu his usual courage and hopefulness.

I. — Under Japanese Rule. — The year 1899, was marked by foreigners coming
under Jajtanese administration here. No violent changes were introduced, hut
there were change." liowever.

(I). Our mission had five schools for children in the country and one at
Tamsui. the latter we thought might develop into a middle .school. Government
regulations were such that we closed them at once, and thus avoided needless
trouble. The mission will not lose much thereby.

(2). Taxes had to be paid on mission premises.

(3). But then passports Avere not needed when travelling inland.

Ignorant otficers blundered, but the Formosan Government did not obstruct
Christian work. On the contrary, they seemed friendly disposed towards all our
labourers.

II. — New Stations. — North of ^w-/rtrt<7andnear the sea, there is a large Hsliing
village called Goa-po. Quite a number of the people heard the Gospel at Au-lang
and desired to be taught Christianity in their own village. One man put a small
dwelling house at the disposal of a preacher for a few months. Then the
converts erected a neat, substantial chapel. It was finished last December and at
that date thirty were able to read the Gospel and sing praises to the Lord
our God.

Ai-liaii-kha, has a population of 1,463 Hak-kas. It is situated near the base
of a mountain range, seven miles south-east from Au-lang. One Lhn Sin — who is
versed in Chinese classics — visited a Christian near Chhan-liau and saw a hynui
book on the table. He borrowed it, returned home and read till midnight. Tlie
following day and night were given to the study of the wonderl'ul book ! At last,
he said to his family, " I have found the true religion and wish you to accept it."
He forthwith went about exhorting friends and neighbors to worship the true God.
The result was that about 100 people gave Yeul40 for an old dwelling liouse,
repaired it for Yen83, and fitted it for public worship at a cost of Yen64.

On December 20th, three preachers and Koa Kau accompanied me to the

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villa;,'.. We wore met by four well dres.sed Urotliers, the leader being Lim Sin —
ami e.scorted through the streets to the plaee of worship. Fully 100 who professed
faith in Jesu.s Chri.st wei-e waiting outside to welcome us. Thirty painted benches
(uot yet dry) were in front of the building. We just entered, stood and sang our
battle ery " I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, or to defend His cau.se." After
extracting many teetli, a .short walk took us to Lim 8in's farm house and we were
delighted with the large household.

III. — City More Activk Tjian Country Churchks. — The Tsui-tnq-kha
Christians contributed liberally, rei)aired their chapel, and at the end of tne year
the :itten(hince was double that of 1898. The Toa-tui-tia believers, renovated iheir
church and increased their membership. Tvk-chham has the largest church. Si.ice
the opening crowds attended. iJut Bang-Kab is the most prosperous church in
North Formosa ! The preacher there was once a fierce foe — a determined enemy
of the cross. He is a valiant soldier now in the Christian ranks.

I\^ — Century Memorial Church. — Believers in Jesus Christ, at all our
stations contributed towanls erecting a Century Memorial Church at Sau-kak-cng.
The following are some of the ct)ntributions :- In-khut-a, Yeno ; Tho-gu, Yen30 ;
Tam-sui. Yen 50 ; Chhaii-liau. Yen.SO ; Sin-tiam, YenoO; Tek-chham, Yen87; Geh-
!)ai, Yen3(J ; Bang-kali, Yen 100. Here is an object lesson. Bang-kah was helped
aiul now helpx others. .

V. — Oxford Collecje. —My application to the Formosan Government regarding
Oxford College was granted and we closed the year with thirty-one students, and
every month added to their devotediiess.

VI. — Girls' School. — This Ijullding was used throughout the year for teaching
Bible women and wives of students.

VII. — MacKay Hospital. — There are many dispensaries and doctors in North
Formosa, still we attended to l.:?;U new and 2.84S old patients. We value the
ojiportunity this work gives for making known the only Healer of Souls.

A^III. — Progress throughout the year 1899.

Tek-chham, gave towards their church building Yei 1,120 00

Toa-thi-tia, gave for mission purposes 830 ((0

Bang-kah, gave for mission purposes 208 00

Sin-tiam, gave for mission purposes 250 00

Taui-tng-kha, gave for mission purposes 17a. 00

Ke-htug, gave for mission ]>urpo.ses (58 00

(feh-bai, gave for mission purposes 90 00

These are examples of contributions according to the strength of the Stations.

We re-opened Tiong-lek chapel, it was closed all along since the JapiUiese
came.

We re-opened Loan-loan, work was not carried on there for several years.

Outside Tek-chham city a new chapel was opened. Five (5) families in
Tanisui gave up their idols and are studying the Bible, and are regular hearers.
One hum'.vd and seventy-four (174) were ba|)tized. Fifty (50) idols and thirty (80)
ancestral tablets were given up and placed in my museum.

There were noted and triumithant deaths.

Christians showed greater steadfastness.

Preachers laboured with more devotion.

Students were exceptionally good.

I am not writing about this year 1900, but will state that to-day we are in the
midst of progressive and aggressive work. The God of battles is with us. So we
can .sing "Onward Christian Soldiers.'' " Looking unto Jesus."

G. L. MacKAY.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

TREASURER OF FORMOSA MISSION.
For the Year Ending December 31st, 1899.

1. General Work.
Receipts, Oold.
Balanceoii hand, Jauuarylst, 1899, ($3,303.49) Yen6,8f)(l 22
Reraittances from Rev. Dr. Warden, Toronto. 15,643 35
Paid for Mission by Rev. Dr. Warden, Toronto. 592 38

Received per Rev. A. McLean, Blyth 515 52

Received per Mr. W. T. McKenzie 35 23

Sales of Chinese religious literature 80 25

Interest 97 45

Yen23,860 40

Expenditure.

Salary of Rev. G. L. Mackay, D.D Yen3,029 19

" Rev. W. Gauld 1,264 09

" Dr. A. N. Wilkinson 552 50

" Pastors, preachers and students ... 7,282 44

" Bible women 1,175 08

" Teachers 312 28

" Japanese preacher 300 68

College and Girls' School, Coolies and labor. . 439 78

Travelling expenses, pastors and preachers. . 2,987 24

Assi.stance, students, etc 534 50

Repairing ancl building chapels 3,982 87

Chinese religious literature 337 80

Exchange 143 29

Assistance, Preachers, examination time 164 44

Japanese doctor re hospital 50 77

Taxes and insurance 132 90

Rentals '. 41 00

Stationary, telegrams, etc 63 43

College chairs, etc 39 20

Balance on hand, December 31st, 1899 1,026 32

Yen23,86 ; 40

2. Mackay Hospital.

Receipts. ci<*id.

Balance on hand, January 1st, 1899, (.f99.03). . Yen201 23
Paid by Rev. Dr. Warden for drugs in England . 508 29

Medicines re-sold 31 26

Local subscriptions 855 60

Yenl,596 38

Expenditure.

Drugs from London, Euglaml Yen508 29

Duty on drugs from England 57 45

Hospital assistance and cr o'ie 253 40

Balance on hand, December 31st, 1899 777 24

Yen 1,596 88

N.B.— One Yen is the equivalent of a lit tie less than 48 cents, Canadian currency.

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VI.— ClilNA.

The Staff of the Canadian rRESBYTEiiiAN Mission in North Honan.

Name. Date of arrival in China.

Rev. Jonathan Uofoilh March 2nd, 1888.

William McClure, B.A., M.D October 4th, 1888.

Rev. Donald MacGilliviay, M.A., B.D December 1st. 1888.

Rev. Murdock MacKen/ie November 8th, 1889.

Miss Margaret I. Macintosh November 19th, 1889.

William Malcolm, M.D October 1.5th. 1892.

Rev. William Harvey Grant, B.A October 19th, 1892.

Rev. James Alexander Slimmon March, 1895.

Rev. Robert Alexander Mitchell, B.A September 20th, 1895.

Rev. James Menzies, M.D November 9th, 1895.

Miss Jennie I. Dow, M.B November 9th, 1895.

Miss Mina A. Pyke October 10th, 1896.

Percy Campbell Leslie, M.D November 7tli, 1897.

Rev. .Tohn Griffith, B.A November 7th, 1897.

Miss Margaret S. Wallace, M.D September 18th, 1898.

Rev. Thomas Craigie Hood, B.A October, 1899.

Rev. J. R. Harcourt, B.A., Alission Address, Chang Te Post Office, via
Tient.sin, China.

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ch'u WANG STATION. {Perfecture of Chang Te.)

Members : — Dr. and Mrs. William McClure, Dr. P. C. Leslie, Miss. M. I.
Macintosh, Miss J. I. Dow, M.B., Mr. and Mrs. M. MacKenzie.

Station Work. — Work in all departments has been carried on largelx- along the
lines laid down in former years. Regular preaching in the street chapel by the
helpers or missionary in charge has been conducted daily all the year round.
Visiting patients in the hospital wards and making known the good tidings to
them has been kept up continuously. There has been a large iucr^abe in the quan-
tity of Christian literature sold and many patients were diligently trying to learn
to read. The attendance in chapel has varied from between twenty to thirty in
the busy season to eighty or ninety in the slacker times. The spirit shown and
the intere.st manifested were such as to encourage us in carrying on these branches
of the work.

Morning worship in Chinese for Christians and heathen was carried on by the
missionaries for over six mouths as formerly. It was decided to divide the work
latterly so as to enable those not yet acquainted with the most elementary truths
to hear by themselves. In this way heathen and Christian now hear the truth the
same hour in different rooms. The same method ha.s been adopted in the afternoon
.services on the Lord's Day and thus far it has worked well in each case. A better
opportunity is thus afforded of seeking to win for Christ those who arc yet
darkened idolaters, while our Christians are helped to grow in grace and in the
knowledge of Christ. Chinese services have been conducted by the missionaries
on the forenoon and afternoon of each Lord's Day, and by the natives on Sal>bath
and Wednesday evenings.

The Sacrament of Barcism was administered three times and that of the Lord's
Supper obsei'ved twice during the year, fourteen men and three women were
carefully examined, and, having finished their probationary period, were received
into full membership on their profession of faith in Jesus Christ. The names of
eight men and three women were added to our list of catechumens.

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Station Claaaes. — Two claHses for the instructiou of catechumens and enquirers
were held, the first from February 14-22 ; the second from November 23-27.
Twenty-five men attended on each occasion and ten villages were represented.
Four and three classes respectively were instructed by the missionaries and Chris-
tian teachers from two catechisms, the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles.
At the evening meetings addresses were given on " Jacob," " Joseph," " Joshua,"
"Adam and Christ," "The Church of Christ," "Christian giving," and "Sabbath
Observance. ' ' A stereopticon exhibition of Scripture scenes open to all was also
given and was well attended by the members of the classes and the towns peopU'.
The transition from support by mission funds to self support was made at the
February class and seemed to meet with the approval of the senior Christians.
Younger men and some who are very poor, complained of the change at first, but
we are satisfied that it is a step in the right direction and will gradually meet witli
more cordial approval on the part of all our Christians.

Helpers. — The American Presbyterian Mission has again favoured us by send-
ing two helpers as in by-gone years. These brethren rendered faithful service and
cheerfully undertook the duties assigned to them. The feeling has gradually
grown upon us that some of the converts from our own field may with advantag*'
be used in this work now, and the present seems an opportune time for making
this change, Our heartiest thanks are due to our American brethren for the aid so
readily given, and to Mr. Li the mission owes a debt of gratitude for seven years
devoted service, rendered in an unostentatious and Christ-like spirit.

Field Work. — An attempt has been made this year to begin the systematic visita-
tion of certain districts in the vicinity of some of out oitstatious. With this in view
Mr. McKenzie, accompanied by a Christian helper visited ninety villages in the spring.
By staying at the outstations it was possible to have meetings with the Christians
each night and to itinerate during the day. An average of three villages was thus
overtaken in one day, and some thousands of persons brought within the hearing
of the Gospel. While the people in a few cases were quite apathetic, and some
prepared to be hostile, the workers were kindly received generally, and many per-
sons listened attentively to the truth and conversed readily when opportunity was
given them. To yield results this work would require to be followed up by
repeated visits from the missionary and the native helpers. Were this done, many
persons as yet unreached might be won for Christ. All the districts in which we
have Christians or enquirers were frequently visited during the year. Four of the
native brethren assisted the Hsin Chen brethren at the annual fair in Hsun Hsien,
and three of these also gave valuable help at the November fair in Ch'u Wang.

New Chapel. — Work was Carried on in the building which has been used as
chapel for eight years till the month of May. On the completion of the new build-
ing in that month the old was abandoned and daily preaching conducted in the
new. It is 42 x 19 feet, and well adapted for our work, being under the same roof
as the dispensary, as was the case with the former one. The mission is indebted
to the pastor and people of Crescent St. Church, Montreal, for the funds with
which this and other buildings have been put up.

Health. — Mrs. MacKenzie suffered from a severe attack of illness in the spring
and for a time it seemed as if she might have to return to Canada. It was decided
that she should spend the summer at Pei Tai Ho and through the goodness of God
she has returned almost completely restored. Dr. Dow, Miss Macintosh and Dr.
Leslie also spent a few mouths at the same place and returned greatly invigorated
to their work. Those who remained on the field were blessed with good health
throughout.

Drought. — There has been no rain fall in Honan this year and as a result of
this an entire failure of some crops. Appeals for help are already coming in, but
it Inu, not been thought advisable to undertake relief work of any kind as yet.
Ere the spring of next year sets in it is to be feared that multitudes will suffer for
lack of the barest necessities of life. Our station class has been affected by this
cause and measures of some kind may be necessary to give temporary aid to the
most needy heathen and Christians.

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Change. — By appointment of Presbytery at last annual meeting, Mr. (irant left
this station in February to begin work in the Hsiu (.'hen district. This has left
the station with but one pastor to carry on the increasing work at the central and
outstations. Unless provision is made in some form for more assistance certain
departments of the work must for a time sutler.

Outlook, — It is with devout gratitude to God we record the fact that the work
has gone on uninterruptedly for another year. Our sister mission of the American
Board in Shantung have had the grief of seeing a deliberate attempt made to
destroy the work which they have so faithfully and perseveringly striven for
twenty years to build uj). Reports from the seat of trouble in the south in spring
and the long continued drought in thb autumn, caused much uneasiness among
the people generally, but our work was in no way interfered with. There is con-
tinued evidence of a friendly spirit towards us among the people. Visits to the
compound by the loca' and other officials were made during the year and they
have responded to any call made on them for aid. Four of those recorded this
year are natives of Ch'u Wang and others seem partly interested. The attendance
in the chapel at the annual fair in November was very large, the preaching by our
native Christians thoroughly evangelical and the interest manifested as encouraging
as has been seen thus far in Ch'u Wang. The number of persons who understand
that Christ and Christianity are indispensable to China's regeneration is continually
increasing, and so too the numberof those who are thoroughly convinced that faith
in Christ as a Saviour is their duty, but who are meantime deterred through lack of
courage from facing the obloquy consequent on the open acknowledgment of the
Christian religion. Frequent conversation with our native Christians convinces us
that there are those among them who are understanding the true nature of the
Gospel of Christ more clearly year by year, and who desire to have their lives fully
controlled by its teachings. It is pleasant to observe evidence of the growth in
some men too, of the Christian fraternal spirit, and to know that it is manifesting
itself in practical form. Early in the year the carejess observance of the Sabbath
in certain districts caused us a good deal of anxiety but the impression made by
tlie confession of these men themselves towards the close of the year is that they
have resolved to observe the day of God more carefully and use it for its divinely
instituted purposes. The auspicious signs are increasing and we enter on tht? new
decade believing that a time to favour Honan is dawning, and that Christ will ere
long be formed in an ever-increasing number of "hearts as the hope of glory, while
men will see the K.ngdom, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy
Ghost, extending in many parts of Honan and neighbouring provinces.

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OUT8TATIONS. {Ill connection With Cli'u Wang.)

Shlh P'an. — The change to self support in the station classes seemed to dampen
the ardor of one or two men there, and opi)osition of friends has caused one nuin
to go back to idolatry. Three of the catechumens have been baptized, one exam-
ined but not yet accepted for baptism, and one additional recorded. Their jioverty
caused some to imagine that Sabbath observance was not incumbent upon them,
but latterly their attitude has been more satisfactor\'.

Ton Kung. — The little chapel, referred to as prosi)ective in last year's report,
was completed and ready for services in May. It is a very plain Chinese building,
capable of seating about forty persons, and was opened with little del)t to be
removed. A healthy spirit pervades the little Christian community. One of their
number, a pedlar by profession, makes good use of the many opportunities afforded
liim while pursuing his daily calling to declare the good tidings, and considerable
numbers hear the Gospel through him annually. The cause of Christ should have
steady progress in this district.

Fu-en. — The leac'^r of the little church in this village had a new house erected
during the year and he has generously placed part o^ it at the disposal of the

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Christians for evening and Lord's Day meetings. Being invited to aid for a fow
weeks in the street chapel in Ch'u Wang he hesitated about cok ing until arntngc-
ments could he made wherehy it was reaHonahly certain that the cause of Christ
would not suffer in his al)sence. This took place at a time when he was sufleriiifj;
from the lack of the necessaries of life. Three men have been baptized from this
village during tlie year.

Hsin Tx'un. — Death has this year taken away the wife and one of the daughters
of Wang Fu Lin, whose death was announced in last year's report. A ba'^kslidiuf;
Protestant has rented premises to the Romanists and they have placed a pervert
from the Hsin Chen region there as teacher. Our Christian leader is more than a
matcii for him in candid reasoning and skilful argumentation and we do not expect
that any will go over to Rome from conviction. Three persons were baptized from
this village during the year and two of the catechumens have removed to Chan;>;
Te Fu. For years there have l)€en somewhat untoward circumstances in tlii.s
village, but we still cherish the hope that the Church of Christ is going to grow and
prosjier there.

Hui Liitif/. — The interest in Christian matters grows slowly in this town, the
members are poor and busily engaged all the year around in the struggle for exist-
ence. The hostile attitude of their friends is affecting some too. Appearances
seem to indicate that the women are more courageous than the men, and are mak-
ing in some cases more progress in Scripture knowledge. Two persons have been
recorded as catechumens and one baptized this year.

woman's work. {Ch'u Wang.)

Work among the women has been steadily carried on throughout the year.
During the summer months Mi-s. McClure kindly took charge of the Sabbath and
week-day classes, so that in no branch has the work fallen behind. The good
seed of the Kingdom has been sown, and although some of it may have fallen upon
stoney places or by the wayside, yet we believe that much has fallen into good
ground, wliich shall bear fruit even if it be " after many days."

Station Work. — Some eight or nine women have attended public worshii)
regularly on Sabbath mornings. The usual Bible Class met in the afternoons in
the woman's chapel. In all forty-eight meetings have been held with an average
attendance of twelve, being an increase of three over that of last year.

A class taught by Mrs. MacKenzie began in October with five girls, four of
whom came regularly twice a week to learn characters, and on Sabbath afternoon
for a Bible lesson. They have read the first three chapters of Matthew's Gospel,
three chapters of the "Peep of Day," half through the catechism, and several
hymns. The brightest girl was- manned about a month ago, but has been back
several times, and always comes in to learn a little more.

Dr. Dow has conducted a Sabbath School class for little girls. Average atten-
dance, seven. The girls are bright and learn quickly. No inducement whatever
has been offered to these children but they seem to take a delight in coming, and
instances have come under our notice of some of the lessons they have learned
being taught to their elders at home.

Sixty-three week-day meetings have been held throughout the year for
wom<'n, with an attendance averaging ten. At one of these meetings Wen Chih
Hsing medical assistant, gave an address on the sin of foot-binding, which was
much appreciated by the women, but none h 'e as yet had the courage to
unbind. Two other afternoons were devoted to quilting coverlets to be used by
the women who come in from the out villages to attend our station classes.

Station Clauses. — A small class was hold in March with four women in attend-
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number, Mrs. Chuu, a purticuluily bright and iutiM-eHtiug wuinuii, wu.s examined,
aii'l afterwards had her uame recorded as a catecfhuiuen. She has read in Ium- own
home the Gospels of Matthew. Mark and Luke, and while here got half way
through John. While reading Mi-s. Chao had formed the habit of placing a mark
opposite any characters she is not familiar with in order that she might ask the
fir.>t person she met what they were. Two of the other women were already on
prol)ation, while the fourth, who was here for the first time, had to begin at the
first rudiments of the doctrine. In October a trip to Hni Lung was planned, but
as wild rumours, occasioned by the long-continued drouth and consequent failure
of the crops, were rilj everywhere, at the request of the Christians themselves the
project was abandoned, and a circular letter issued instead, inviting all the women
who were interested to come to Ch'u Wang to study. In response to this invita-
tion two only could make it convenient to come, and they remained but a short
time. Some weeks later, on a Sabbath morning, four other women arrived from
tiie same place in time for the morning .service, but as the times were hard and
money none too plentiful, they only .stayed three and-a-half days. It nuist be
remembered that since the beginning of the year the Mission supplies fuel, light
and bedding only, the members of these classes supplying their own food.

Three women, two of whom reside in Ch'u Wang, have been recorded as
catechumens, and two were baptized during the year.

We are pleased to note that more literature has been sold this year to women
than in ar.y previous year.

During the annual tenth month fair hundreds of women were received, and
amongst tliem we had not a few interested listeners.

I'isits Paid in Town. — Through the tireless energy and zeal of Mrs. Chang
many doors have been opened in Ch'u Wang. Forty-four visits have been made
wltliiu the past eleven months, and we are continually hearing of others who
would like to have us go and sit awhile in their homes. Some barely tolerated us
and were glad when we rose to go, but the majority seemed pleased to listen while
wc told them of a Saviour's love.

Village Work. — As in last report we have nothing of particular interest or
encouragement to tell. Some eighteen visits have been paid to neighbouring
villages, and in this way the people are becoming better acquainted with us and an
opportunity is thus afforded them of hearing the Gospel message. One case we
will remember, that of a woman who had been trying to lay up merit by chanting
vei-ses and doing good work, but who, on hearing the Gospel was inclined to
listen and welcomed us to her home frequently ; she had also learned a hymn and
a form of prayer. A few weeks ago we heard that this woman had been called to
give in her account, but whether she died trusting in Jesus or still clinging to her
idols we know not. Truly "the King's business requireth haste," and it behooves
us to work while it is day, for the night cometh when no man can work.

Medical Work. — The record of medical work covers only six and one-half
months, dispensary having been closed from the beginning of the .Mission year
(December 1st) until the middle of January and again duiing the four summer
months.

Number of patients treated 601

" treatments • • • • 2,30()

*' operations .... 20

" inpatients 40

Average stay in the hcspital — fifteen days.

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An effort was made to make the Gospel known to patients in the wards and
out-patients, but at the close of the year no outstanding ca.ses can be pointed tofts
having savingly accepted it.

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The medical work has heeu carried on uninterruptedly tlirougiiout the year.
Tlie increase in tlie number of consultations, as comi)ared with last year, is j)artly
accounted for by the fact tliat the women were treated in the men's ilispensary
during the time the women's hospital was closed for summer holidays. Not only
is there no abatement in the confidence of the people in our methods of treatment,
but rather a growing confidence in us is gradually widening our sphere of
influence. Cases of accident are now frequently brought to us at once for treat-
ment, instead of, as used to be the rule, waiting for several days to see what tlie
native doctor could do. Notably we have thus had the opportunity to treat two
cases of fracture with very gratifying residts. Some whom we might expect to
hold aloof from us and our work have come for treatment, one the son of a district
magistrate two hiuidred miles off, came for treatment for a disease which requirt'd
an operation under chloroform, but he submitted to the ordeal with apparently no
fear, our local oflicial himself witnessing the operation.

Among the many sad cases brought to us were two men in the prime of life.
who, having been sent in their oflicial capacity to make some arrests, wiu'c taken
into an ambush, overpowered, and both men had both ankles hacked to the bom-
from behind, severing the large tendon and the other tissues. It was not till four
days after they were brought to the hospital, when the horrible wounds were
found foul and stinking and alive with maggots. One of them eventually died
from blood i)oisoning. The wounds of the other healed gradually, but he will
necessarily be more or less of a cripple for life.

The work was moved into the new dispensary in June, and it is with a full
heart we note the great improvement in our accommodation, for which we arc
indebted to the pa-stor and people of Crescent St. Church, Montreal.

Thanks are due to Dr. Leslie for help on many occasions.

The medical assistants have continued to render faithful service.

Total operations 249

New patients 4,395

Old patients 12,036

Total consultations 16,43f

H8IN CHEN STATION. {Prefecture of Wei Hui.)

Members. — Dr. William and Mrs. Malcolm, Rev. Jas. A. and Mrs. Slimon, Rov
Robt. A. Mitchell, Rev. W. H. Grant.

At this station the regular Chinese morning prayers for both men and women,
hospital and dispensary work and preaching to the patients have been carried on
daily during the year ; while weekly prayer meeting and the Lord's Day services
have been regularly conducted by the missionaries at the station. A new depar-
ture has been made this year in instituting a special class, conducted daily by the
doctor in the hospital compound, for instructing patients in elementary Gospel
truths, and is meeting with considerable encouragement. The sacraments of
baptism and the Lord's Supper were observed twice during the year ; the names
of six men and two women have been added to the roll as catechumens, while
three men who have completed their year of probation as cptechumens and suc-
cessfully passed their examination in Christian doctrine have been admitted to
Church membership. A station class for men met in the month of February with
an attendance of ten.

, A larger amount of time has beon spent by the pastors in preaching tours
throughout the field than in any previous year. All the large cities in the district

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have been visited at least once during the year, and some of them several tiniss :
the chief fairs held in the several cities were attended by some one or other of the
pastors, and afforded u good medium for meeting the people from many parts and
thuH spreading the Gospel by means of the spoken and printed Word.

Preaching and selling literature to students was carried on at Wei Hui Fu
(luring the progress of the examinations held there twice a year.

The sale of Christian literature has been encouragingly large, and the attitude
of the people towards us has in general been friendly, but to Qospel truth, as
usual, sadly indifferent ; to this, however, there have been several bright excep-
tions, of whom we expect to hear and see more from year to year.

Mr. Mitchell spent two months' holiday at the coast, the remainder of the
Htatr remaining inland all summer.

MEDICAL WORK. (Hfiin Chen.)

There has been a great falling off in treatments, both of hospital and dispen-
.sary patients, over previous years. The cause is not so easy to ascertain.

The harvest, we think, has been the poorest and the season the driest in
twenty-two years, giving rise to many evil stories about the foreigners, probably
the chief one being that the foreigners had agents going about the country
poisoning wells. These stories were, however, more rife at a distance than in our
own town.

The society of the " Confederates" is also very strong this year all over the
country, and is very much opposed to foreigners ; besides, food is very dear away
from home. These are, no doubt, some of the reasons why the attendance has
been comparatively small this year.

The total number of treatments is 8,108, including 130 surgical operations.

It is quite noticeable that with the drought there has been almost an entire
absence of malaria in the field, although dysentry and cholera have not been
wanting.

The health of the station has been good except that of Mrs. Sliramon, who,
during midsummer, suffered from a very severe attack of dysentery, from which
she was Providentially spared to us.

It might be said that the custom of allowing patients to give presents to the
hospital has been stopped and now money gifts only are received. A considerable
sum has thus been received, and we hope that as the custom becomes estab-
lished, there will be a better showing of receipts next year.

CHANG TE STATION. {Pfirfectvml City.)

Members. — Mr. and Mrs. J. Goforth, Rev. J. Menzies, M.D., and Mrs.
Meuzies, Rev. D. MacGillivray, Rev. J. Griffith, Miss M. A. Pyke, Miss Margaret
8. Wallace, M.D.

As another year closes and we try to sum up the results which to human sight
seems so small, we are forcibly reminded that though we may plant and though we
may water, yet God alone can give the increase. "Not by might nor by power
but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." During the eleven months which
this report covers the Gospel has been faithfully and aggressively preached in this
city and surrounding country, still, only twenty-six have been baptized on profes-
sion of their faith and twenty-seven others have been accepted as catechumens.

During the greater part of the year we enjoyed immunity from any disturbing
rumours or any seeming hostility, but after the harvest had turned out a partial
failure and an epidemic of cholera had swept off many people, we were blamed to
account for the many deaths, and well-poisoning was laid to our charge. These
.stories spread like wild-fire over the whole country. It was an anxious time for

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the C'lu'iBtiaiiM. for they were looked iipon as our ngentH in the evil work. For u
time it l)ecttine uiisafo to Heiul men out on UmrH, then no Hooner had tlic terror of
well-poiHoninx die<l out tiniii the eountry was aKain thrown into excitement l>y
a loral rel)ellion. The otHcialH were very kind, and railed on us, promising pro-
teetion, and stationing a l>ody of soldiers near the compound. We an? glad,
however, to say that the rel»olliou was neither anti-Christian nor anti-foreign, fur
no sooner had the leader of the rebellion heard that we were somewhat anxious
than he sent a nicely worded letter telling us not to be afVaid and saying that no
evil was intended us. The above causes all combined to hinder etl'ective work
during the autumn. No men's station class was attempted and the women's
was only attended by a few near by, the one exception was the chapel work which
was rather helped than otherwise by outside rumours. Wo had hopeful cases
almost every day and a great many visitors were received in our study. During
building operations, Mr. Menzies each morning had the workmen all come to u
(iospel service. The results were such as to encourage this kind of work.

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Field Work-. — The whole tield has been gone over once, and
several times, either by the foreign missionaries or native helpers,
vray with several native brethren spent seventeen days at a great
in the Hsi Hsien district ; it was hoped that we might find it
preaching place as at the annual Hsun Jlsien fair. They found, however, that
owing to the lack of inn accommodation in the vicinity of the temple, few of the
pilgrims could be induced to listen any length of time.

At the city of Wu An Mr. Wang, the brass founder, has been faithfully testi-
fying. We spent thirteen days there and in a neighbouring town with encour-
aging results. Mr. Chu, a well-to-do enquirer, has promised us the use of a large
room near the centre of the city. The native helpers have also visited the city
several times during the year. We have given four days to P'eng Ch'eng where
the work seems to be growing in hopefulness, the native brethren have also been
there several times ; the Christians have been more enthusiastic and several have
been induced to join with them. We are strongly impressed with the advantages
for spreading a knowledge of the Gospel from such a busy and populous centre ; a
street chapel ought to be opened to reach the many who throng the town. At
present the Christian's meet at Mrs. Yang's home, but outsiders cannot be taken
there.

The Christians at Hung Hua T'un have not made such progress, although
Chang T'ung Te has been earnestly bearing testimony and there are indications
that his persecuting elder brother is yielding to the truth. His neighbours too are
more friendly disposed. Chang Tien centre gives evidence of the Holy Spirit's
power — a year ago Li Ming, the ex-military official, had just broken with idols
but now there are four homes from which false gods have been banished, and from
ten to twenty men who believe. liast summer the heathen neighboui-s, alarmed
at the ravages of the locusts, sought to appease the local diety with a theatrical.
Li Ming went out before the theatre and publicly declared "Your gods cannot
help you, the only true and almiglity God whom I serve can alone help us. I
have asked Him to save my grain and He will do it.'' His faith was rewai-ded,
for the locusts devoured the grain on every side, even to within a row of his,
and then passed on, leaving his untouched. Mr. Li is also making an excellent
impression on some of his relatives in other villages. Ta Han, where the work
seemed so hopeful at the end of last year, is in the midst of the disturbed district ;
the fear of man seems to be a snare, for no additions have been made to the list of
inquirers. Mr. MacGillivray spent five days there and preached in eleven of the
surrounding villages; repeated visits have also been made by the helpers. Mr.
Ma, the leader, who was baptized this year, seems to be as earnest as ever. Ts'ai
Yuan gives promise of reviving again since the Romish invasion has failed ; a man
of considerable promise has recently been accepted as a catechumen from there.
Ta Kwan Chwang continues its development and shows signs of real life ; we
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liitic of the a(ljac(>i)t villagcH. V\ve liiivo been bapti/cd and Hve have ht^eii added
t(i tlu' list of catet-hunu'iiH In the coiirHe of tht* year, bt'Hidf.H th.;re arc sixtrt'ii
uthei's whose time \n now up for Imptisni.

There liave l)een several eases of persecutions against the Christians l»ut witli-
out seriouH results. At a villaure in the T'an^ Vin district where a family had hut
recently forsaken idolatry, threatH had been made to comj;')l payment of the cus-
tomary theatrical dues. Two of the native brethren were sent there on the day
of the theatrical to preach and sell books as well aH to encourage the Christians,
hut the villagers seized and beat them, fastening their hamls behind their haeks
uiul tied them up to trees, besides they snuisheil their table and ehairs and tore all
their books to pie(;es. The brethren thought on the words of Jesus and rejoiced
and said to their persecutors ''8lnce you havu't tied our tongues we will continue
to testify.'" At sundown they were relea.sed and told to leave the place. Two
other Christians hearing of the trouble hiiHtened to their relief during the night.
They held their ground next day ; their Hibles were destroyed but they used their
hymn hooks, and sung and testified. Moping that the villagerH would repent of
tiicir unlawful acts, we sent a helper to inform them of our treaty rights and to
explain the Gospel to them, but they would not pay any heed and continued to
ul)use the Christians ; we iufonhed the olHcials and then the persecutors became
alarmed ami sent representatives begging us not to press the case, they on their
piirt promising to pay for everything <lestroyed and to live at j)eace with the
Christians. We gladly forgave them and hope that all may turn out to the further-
ance of the Go.spel.

The mitive Christians have shown a commentlable readiness to give their time
in helping us on tours and in village and street preaching. Two of them went to
help at the Wu An fair, one hundred and fifty 11 away, at their own expense.
The gifts of the native Christians alone were enough to pay the salary of i< native
helper.

Additional land has been secured and a new chapt^l and dispensary with rooms
for patients, and a house for Dr. Menzies have all been adde<l during the year.

woman's work. {Chang Te.)

During the past year we as workers have had occasion many times to exclaim
" What hope have we in such an uneiimil contest?" With all the combined
forces of evil and custom arrayed against us, we are ever kept encouragingly
mindful that the guarantee of our ultimate triumph rests not upon numbers, but
rather upon our conscious union and co-operation with a risen and aggressive
Christ. In the past month, although we have not been so fruitful in the various
branches of our work as we had wished, still we have much reason to thank (Jod
wherein we have seen manifested, the direct personal oi)eration of the Holy Spirit
in the lives of a few. What during the past months we have thought defeats, we
trust and pray will be hut the changing of the front of His army, preparatory to a
glorious movement.

Visitors. — The women have continued to visit the compound during the year
and among them very many for the first time. Our busiest days were spent in
receiving the large numbers who had come from the neiglibouring villages to the
city on special idolatrous worship days, and those who calleil on the way from the
" Western Hill,'' on which stands the temple erected to the'Uoddess Lao Nai Nai
(Old Grandmotiier). It was on one of these days that many a tired old woman
listened to the truth of the Gospel while resting before completing the third day's
journey of one hundred and eighty li (sixty miles).

Cluitses. — Every morning at eight o'clock worship was held with the women in
the compound, we were frequently joined by the in-patients from the hospital, and
by the attendants of those who were themselves unable to leave their wards.

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All who remained with uh during the day, after attending tho united nervicc
on Halibutli mornlngH, received inMtruction at the aflernoon Kil>ie C'laHM.

Weulcly JnHtruction haH l>evn given to iv claHH ofgirlH.

No educationai worli among tlie daughterH of the ChridtianH haH yet been
attempted.

Slafion (Ham. — The Hrnt claHH watt lield for ten daynin Marcli. Again carryiiiK
out the eHtal)iiHhed plan of Helf support, wu were pleased to record an attendant'
of thirteen heuideH eleven children. Several other women were present but only
for a few days.

In April MIhh Macintosh and Miss I'yke. were privileged to hold in the village
of Ta K wan ('hweng, the Hrst out-Htation class. A most pleasant and prodtablc
week was spent in giving instruction to the women of that place. The averug«-
attt^ndance for Bible class and study hours wjis fourteen. They came in contact
with a large numi)er of heathen women by visiting at the homes of tlie ('hristians
after study hours, many following from tho streets into those homes and others
who calle<i at the compound where the daily instruction was given thus heard
Christ's message of love. It was real joy to witness the earnj'stness of the members
of the class as they freely testifled before their heathen friends, of their belief iu
tlie living Ciod, and faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

Owing to the unsettled state of alliiirs our third class in October was not a
success. The women from a distance would not venture from home, fearing the
arrival of the Lien ('hwaug Hui in the midst, others feared to remain in our com-
pound, having heard the rumours of the proposed annihilation of the foreigners.
This class was held for ten days with the small attendance of six women and two
children.

Hospital vittitat ion, — During the past year thi6 method of work has been daily
carried on while tl»e }»atieuts continued to come. In addition to securing friend-
ships and removing prejudiee, we have had at times among our in-patients those who
seemed sincere in the profession they made of their faith in Christ. We liojjc
when we are able to tour in the surrounding district, to find not a few, true to
their convictions, testifying for Jesus.

Much literature has been distributed among the out-patients while a numl)er
of the more interested ones purchased our catechism.

Twenty-five visits have l)een made by the foreigners to seven places.

Total number of women recorded during the past eleven months was eight.
Total number of baptisms ten.

While Mrs. Goforth and Miss Pyke were away during the summer, the work
was carried on l)y Mrs. Menzies and Dr. Wallace.

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MEDICAL WORK. {Chang TV.)

The dispensary has been open all the year and male and female patients
received treatment. The number of treatments this year for all classes of patients
was 8,457, and 54 operations were performed.

During the last two or three months owing largely to the severe drought, wild
reports regarding the foreigners were spread in every direction, and patients were
consequently fewer, but thougli the attendance at the hospital was not large the
work done among them was at times very gratifying. This was especially notice-
able among the women patients, and instead of carelessness so often met with
when the Gospel is being preached, many listened gladly and made good progress
in study.

During the yeai" a new chapel and dispensary have been built as also fifteen
chien (1 chien equals 8 feet) of hospital buildings. Of these four chien are in-
tended to be used as wards for opium smokers, for patients desirous of breaking ort"
the opium habit.

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to lu^ulth tiguiii. Siaall-pux hiiH bt'cii and Htill Ih ruKinK in tbu city and ntdKbboiir-
iiiK <lirttrii*tH, and many rhildrun aru Ix'iiiK carried oil Ity it. Joan MunzicH cau^bt
tlic diH«aHi! from a niumber of tbu woiuan'H station cIuhm and for Monic wc«kH waH in
i|Uiirantinc, but an only a few days bcCorw hIic bad bccnMUcccHMfully vaccinated, tbe
<iiMi'u.M« waH not very HerioUB and no otberH were infected. Mr. (iolortb too wait
liiid aside for a few weelcH with Jaundice Imt nr.ide a good recovery.

HHAN<ilI.\I.

Tbo Rev. Donald Mac(j>illivray ban entcre<l upon literary work in connection
witb tbe Society for tbe DitUiHion of ('lu'istiun and General Knowledge, tbat givcH
promise of great UMefulnesH. hast year a marvellous awakening w<is reported in
Cltina, wbeu tens of millions were astir with new ideas which interested tbu most
intelligent students in the land and tbe most enlightened Viceroys and Governors
ill the Kmpire, headed by tbe Kniperor himself. The demand was so great that
the printing presses at Shanghai could not print as many books as were wanted and
tlic Society could not publish a sutlicieiit variety. Hence tbe Emperor decided to
cHtabliab a Board of Translation, furnished with a large stafl' of literary men, who
would translate the best books of tbe world into Chinese, while our Society was
asked to co-operate in this as well as various other departments.

This was followed by a reaction which may be called a " Reign of Terror." At
tiie (ilcse of last year six /.ealous reformere were executed without trial and other8
were exiled or degra<led. Tbe students of reform were afraid to be seen with
lujuk.s of western learning in their hands. Tbat state of atFairs still continues.

During tbe year forty-one books were translated, numbering in all editions,
18'),4<I0. There are about thirty depots at which their books are sold and it is
interesting to note how far the influence of the Society is felt. A grant of books
was made for a public library in Korea. Tbe secretary of one of the Governors of
Slum wrote, stating that he was one of their readers and sent an article for their
inaga/inc. A Chinaman in Johannesburg, South Africa, .sent an order for a com-
plete set of the Society's publications. Mr. MacGillivray has already made his
contribution, and is now engaged on a translation of the " Spirit of Christ," by Dr.
Andrew Murray. The instruction of the officials an to the true nature of Christian-
ity, will not only suppress persecutions but will also open doors now closed against
the missionary. •

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FINANIUAL STATEMENT.

TREASURER OF IIONAN MISSION.

For the Year ending Novkmher 8()th, 1S99.

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Balance on hand, December 1st, 1808 *8,287 73

Remittances from Rev. Dr. VVanleu, Toronto $14,000 00

Accounts for mission paid in Toronto by Dr.

Warden 2,795 59

Accounts for mission paid in Toronto by Dr.

Warden, per Dr. McClure's drafts 3,57« 18

Received from Ailsa Craig C.E.S 50 00

Received from National Bible Society 13 24

Sales of books, tracts, etc 66 35

Honan Treasurer's error re salaries 123 75.

Intere.st 69 53

20,694 59

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Salaries of Missionaries $3,853 33

Salary of Teacher of language IG 3(5

" Medical Assistants 59 45

'' Helpers 5)8 38

'• (late-keeper 23 09

Building wall 91 54

Turchase of land and raising same . . . 105 81

Touring 21 G8

Medical sujtplies G7 03

Station class, Chapel expenses, etc. . . 20 29

VV'oinau's Work — Medical supplies . . HI 01

■ Medical assistants 8 26

Salaries of Missionaries 1,000 OQ

Hnia (lien Station :

Salaries of Missionaries $4,045 00

Salary of Teacher 35 01

Salaries of Helpers 58 41

" Medical Assistants 48 15

Touring 61 03

Salary of Gate-keeper 26 52

Medical supplies 128 94

Station class, rent and incidentals ... 22 41

Chang Te. Station :

Salaries of Missionaries $4,254 43

" Medical Assistants 48 55

" Helpers 49 24

" Teachers 37 15

" Gate-keeper 26 26

Medical supplies 70 87

Touring 98 48

Station class and iuuidentals 19 84

l>r. Menzies' house 1,275 00

Woman's Work — Salaries of Mission-
aries 1,000 00

Salaries of Teachers 46 46

Touring 7 83

General :

Travelling expenses, Messrs. Grant

and Hood $95 82

Agent at Tientsin 200 00

Courier service 71 07

Books 28 94

Registration and passports 23 56

Sundries 227 32

$4,926 23

4,425 47

6,934 11

646 71

$16,932 52

Balance on liand at November 30th, 1899 12,049 80

$28,982 32

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YIL— CENTRAL INDIA.

This year will be rneraorable iu ludia, on account of the terrihlo famine,
involving over twenty millions of people iu absolute want, and twenty millions
more in unusual scarcity. The famine of 1897, resulted in the ingathering of many
children, who are now under Christian iustruction. The success of the efforts then
])ut forth cause the missionaries to be more than ever eager to fold as many of the
lambs as can be secured. One of the providential purposes of this terrible visitation
is thus evident, it is the silver lining to the cloud.

The Church has sent out in all to this mission sixty-one mission workers. Of
the men fifteen were ordained and two of these were medical missionaries. All
were maiTied. Of the twenty-nine lady^ missionuries sont out five were fully
(jualified doctors. Of the men six have left, three are at home on furlough, two
are on sick leave, and six are at work in the field. Of the lady missionaries eleven
have left the work, two married missionaries in the field, three are at home on
sick leave, three on furlough, and ten are at work to-day. Miss Harris and the
Messrs. Murray, Builder and Thompson have been called to higher service.
Misses Beatty, McWilliams, Dougan and Mr. Jamieson have been obliged to retire
from ill health.

In all statims Venacular Schools and evangelistic work have been carried on.
In all but Amkhut regular congregations have been orgs»nized. Medical work has
been carried on under Dr. Woods, at IJjjain ; Dr. Oliver, atlndore ; Mr. McKellar,
at Neemuch ; Dr. O'Hara, at Dhar. Anglo- Venacular Schools have been carried on
at Mhow, Uj.jaiu and Neemuch ; and at Indore we have a High school, Normal
school and the college. The famine of 1897 brought in children to Neemuch,
Kutlam, Indove, Mhow, Dhar, and in all of these stations, various forms of
industrial work are being carried on.

In Ujjain Miss Jamieson has carried on her Asylum for the Blind, and Dr.
Woods his Leper Asylum.

Miss Sinclair has a large Boarding School for girls at Indore, with at the close
of the year about 100 inmates, of whom the larger part are famine waifs. Mrs.
Johory is also carrying on at Indore a Girls Industrial and Widows' Home in which
are from fifty to sixty girls.

At Rutlam there is the Mi.ssion Press in which are printed the native paper
Gyan Patrika, an English paper The Indian Standard, the mission reports, etc.

In Mhow the care of the Presbyterian soldiers devolves upon the missionai-y
iu charge. In all the reports there is a recognition of the need of more workers to
meet the growing oppoi'tuuities of their mission work and all speak of the great
help the gifts from Canada have been to them in the work.

Book stores have been started at Neemuch and Mhow, where Christian
literature is .sold and w'here Evangelistic services are held from time to time.

INDORK (Pop. 92,000).

High School. — Mr. Ledingham reports 287 in the High School, with an average
attendance of over eighty per cent., and sixteen in the College Department proper.
He indicates the need of a stronger staff, more money, and a hostel for students for
the better development of the work.

Y.M.C.A. — It continues to do good work. There is a Sabbath afternoon
class, especially for the Christian members, and a general meeting on Fridays.

Churches. — The native church is not so prosperous as we could wish, and

the chief Sabbath school, work has been carried on in connection with the
college.

Girls^ Industriaf Home. — There are fifty-five girls iu Mr. Johory's Industrial

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Home, thirty-three supported by the Famine Fund, and twenty by the congrej^a-
tion. The girls are taught weaving, sewing, kuiting, hvce-making, etc., and get
sale for all they make. The spiritual results of this school have been most
encouraging, and already a number of useful workers have been developed in it.
Great credit is due to Mr. and especially Mrs. Johory who have carried on this
Home without salary for the past seven yaars.

Boys^ Industrial Home. — The Boy's Industrial Home contains fifty boys who
were brought in from the famine of 1897. All are taught some trade and tlic
Home is in a fair way to becoming self-.supporting. Mr. and Mrs. Crossette have
been in charge and have done excellent work. Here too a number of the boys
have become earnest followers of Christ.

Boarding School. — Miss Sinclair reports that four girls have given up their
studies in Venacular, and whilst continuing their English lessons are dieting as
teachers to the lower classes. One girl intends to try the matriculation examina-
tion of Calcutta University this year. The Y.M.C.A. meetings are continued
regularly by the girls and a subscription sent to the Sabbathu Leper Asylum.

Zenanas. — Mias White has given up the Mohulla work amongst the ChristianK
for the time being as the attendance for various causes was unsatisfactory. She
reports thirty Zenanas in the camp and invitations to many more. The lack of
efficient native helpers is a great drawback to the work.

Day School. — Miss White has fifty-seven in her camp day school. This school
has lai'gely grown out of her Zenana work. Tulisbai, one of Mrs. Johory's
Industrial Home girls is doing good work in this school, both on Sabbath and week
day. She has also been keeping up the Normal School lectures.

Miss Grier reports 134 girls on the roll of her Marathi Brahman School in the
city. The Hindu festivals which sometimes last a whole week, are a great draw-
back to her work. Only slates and pencils are provided for the pupils. Nearly
all buy their own books and many bring their own pencils. The staff consists of
three Christian teachers and three non-Christian. In her Pinjari Bakal School for
Hindu speaking girls, the average attendance is fifty-eight. She has one non-Christian
and two Christian teachers. She says "We need more teachers and larger
premises." Miss Grier also points out that in her three schools she has only four
Mohammedan girls present, two of whom are very small and two are there just
long enough to read through the first Hindi book. In the third or Mulhar Gauj
School the attendance has been so unsatisfactory that for the last two months it has
been closed. This was largely caused by an epidemic of small-pox. In all three
schools the Sunday school work is carried on with an encouraging measure of
success. Miss Grier reports that as she has no Bible woman, she has not been able
to keep up the Zenana visiting, much to her own sorrow, except in the case of
seven houses.

Hospital. — Miss Oliver, in charge of the Hospital at ludore, reports the chief
difficulty in the work has been the want of trained workers, and the difficulty of
securing young Christian women to train as nurses. This year a training class has
been begun. In 1899 the in-patients numbered 219, and the out-patients 5,355. A
pleasing indication of the hospiui' vork 's that whilst in 1891 there was only one
birth in the Hospital, in 1899 there have been twenty-three. Fees are regularly
charged where the patients are able to pay them, but none are kept from treat-
ment for the want of money. Few baptized converts can be reported, but, it is
believed that many have thus been led to know Christ who.se names have not, and
will not be entered on any earthly communion roll.

MHOW. (Pop. 30,000.)

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The work about Mhow is largely of an Evangelistic character, in the Canton-
ment and in many villages near it. Manpur, Barwai and Parlia, are the three
out-stations connected with this centre. One Casto, in Nimar seemed very mucli
interested in Christian truth and some of them have became Christians.

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Schools. — The High School department has been closed and only Christian
teachers are employed in the Anglo-Venacular School. The branch school in the
Cavalry Line for the children of the servants has continued to be encouraging.
Some of its pupils have become associate members of the Christian Endeavour

Society.

Orphanage. — They have fifty boys in the orphanage in Mhow, all famine waifs.
These go to school for two and half hours each day and spend a large part of their
time in weaving Persian rugs, for which there seems to be a large demand and
it is expected that this will aftbrd profitable employment to the native Christians
also.

Sabbath School. — In their large central Sabbath school from three to four
hundred attend.

Chaplaincy. — The chaplaincy has been carried on by Dr. Pmith, and latterly
by Mr. Russell and Mr. Taylor. They have in Mhow — two mission buildings — a
boys school and church, and a girls school, both considered satisfactory for their
work.

Womeii's Work. — In the women's work Miss Leyden reports that in her Mhow
Bazaar School she has given up the use of non-Chi-istiaii teachers or calling women
and though at first the results were dis("ouraging, the school is now as prosperous as
ever. For several months she held a training class for the Christian workers, and
also two classes a week for heathen women.

Miss Weir worked in Mhow during the past five months. Ten villages have
been regularly visited with an average of thirty people present per day. The
Zenana work in the camp has been hindered through the harmful influence of a
Bible woman formerly employed and found unworthy. Reliable and efficient
workers are here also urgently needed.

NEKMUCH. (Pop. Cantonment 15,291, OM Neemuch 6,309.)

Jawad and Mandsaur are the only two stations where work has been opened
up in addition to Neemuch. The Anglo-Venacular school is curried on in
Neemuch Cantonment, and a Venacular school in Jawad and Daghana. Much
time is given to the Evangelistic work by touring during the cold season, and from
the station as a centre at other times. Twenty-nine have been baptized since the
inauguration of this work. Some have gone elsewhere seeking work, some for
otlier causes, and some have apostalized. Of the present congregation, some are in
domestic service, some in the railway employ, but most are in the service of the
mission as teachers, etc. The hopeless outlook in resx)ect to subsistence in native
States is a serious obstacle to Christian work. The church services are conducted
by the missionary assisted by the elders and the catechists. The congregation
supports a catechist, and had gathered a sum of money for a church, but this ha.s
l)een expended to meet the crying want of the sufferers in this famine. A silent
change is taking place in the thought of the community regarding some funda-
mental truths.

WomeiVs Work. — Two small but suitable school buildings have been erected in
old Neemuch. The orphanage for girls was started in the famine of two
years ago and efforts are being made now to start a Women's Rescue Home.

Medical. — Miss Dr. McKeilar complains of the difficulty of getting satisfactory
lieipers in the medical work. She has had to train her own. One is now
completing a course in the Medical School at Ludhiana. Last year there were
89,000 treatments. A large number, latterly, being from the famine. Food has
been given during the past three months to 55,913. The money for this has been
contributed by the officers and friends in the station.

Schools. — Miss Campbell reports that in March, 1899, Miss Landon came to
assist her. The school in old Neemuch was so unsatisfactory that it had latterly
to be closed. Jawad school has now fifty-nine names on the roll. The writing is

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the special feature of this school and is especially good. The Chainar school (low
Caste leather workers) is also encouraging. Four Sunday schools are held every
Sabbath. A meeting is held every mouth by the workers for comparing notes,
l)rayer and plans for the next month.

The orphanage, however, has been Miss Campbell's special care during tin-
year, and has taken up a large part of her time and strength. Measles, chicken-
pox, small-i)ox, all attacked the children. There are sixty-one in the orphanagi",
and they are living in the Compound where their house is. The larger girls aikc
care of the smaller ones and as there are only fifteen of the former, and they have
had so much work to do, but little industrial work has been done beyotid carinj>
for their immediate wants. The children have been specially helpful in connection
with the feeding of the large number of famine sufferers.

Miss Landon rei)orts in one school forty girls on the roll. In another twenty-
two and in a third forty-three. Two of them are under good Christian teachers
and have proveil satisfactory. The third has not been as fortunate, and has not
succeeded as well. Miss Landon lias also undertaken Zenana work in both the
city and the camp, and reports many interested listeners and new houses opened to
them. Owing to the famine the hearts of the people seem to be more open to
conviction. She has a nu)nthly mcvuing also for the workers and says "Had we
more workers we might enlarge the Held,"

RUTLAM. (Pop. 30,000.)

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The mission centre here is on a site just outside of the city where there is a
bungalow for tlie missionaries, a Printing Press, Famine Orphanage, etc. Tlic
special stations are Jaora, Barnagar and Khachraod. The medical work is luider
a Bhee<l orphan, a l)()y trained by Dr. Campbell, Raralal, who reports 7.2811
treatments, and an average attendance of fifteen at the Bible classes. But little is
done for the educational work. One low Caste school at Jaora has succeeded
fairly well. The famine boys and girls are taught in school regularly and also are
taught type-setting, book-binding, carpentry, durrie weaving, niwar weaving,
sewing, gardening, etc.

The Press prints the Gyan Patrika, which though not yet self-supporting, is
increiusingly a means of grace. The Indian Standard, the organ of the Presbyterian
Church in India, is self-supporting in the sense that it pays its way except for tlic
editing and managing. The congregation here consists of fifty-six commiuiicants.
ninety -two baptized adherents, and thirty unbaptized adherents.

UJJAIN. (Pop. 34,000.)

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In the city of Ujjain, near to one of the principal gi js, is a building whicli
serves as a hospital, dispensary and church, and ueai'ly a mile outside of the city is
a bungalow for the missionaries. This year Dr. Woods reports regarding the
Evangelistic work, that he made much use of the magic lantern. An interestiiii;
mo\'ement l)egan amongst the Mangs who, however, have not yet come out as
they think they cannot subsist without Sabbath labour. A regular service is held
in tile city, and during the tour amongst the villages. There is also an asylum
for lepers, in which are fifteen, entirely supported liy the U.j.jain congregation, of
whom six are Christians. Many of them are without hands and the majority havr
no fingers so they are unable to do much work. Their whole cost last year was
iSTo.OO.

Three Sunday schools are carried on there. As an illustration of the good result
of Sunday school work, last week a magistrate who had received his education in
the rjjai'- Mission School stated to me '' I do not work on the Sabbath for I d*i
not thi- . any one could disrespect that day." Dr. Woods speaks of the import-
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in-patieuts this year numbered forty-four. He has treated all manner of diseases
even those of animals. Receipts from this and sales of medicines, $106.

They have three schools in Ujjain, one of which is an English department
which teaches up to the third standard. In all the schools, as in the whole mis.sion,
the Bible is regularly taught.

DHAR.

This is a comparatively new field but an important centre, thirty -three miles
westof Mhow. There is a bungalow for the missionary, a hospital, a preaching
hall and an orphanage.

The famine of 1897 left thirty or forty orphiin children, and the Maharaja
gave a site of twelve acres of good lantl for the erection of an orphanage. The
funds for the erection of the building as well as the support of the orphans, are
contributed by interested ladies in Winnipeg.

The Gospel is preached in the bazaar, and in the surrounding villages, as well
as in the chapel. The latter services often being conversational in character.
Miss Dr. O'Hara who is in charge of the hospital and the work is of the character
usual in such institutions.

AMKH?UT. -

Dr. Buchanan has been engaged in building operations, and every morning
and mid-day from thirty to 100 labourers are assembled for worship. Only Christian
masons and carpenters are employed in order that practical Christianity may be
illustrated as well as taught. Every Sabbath there is church service as well as
Sabbath school, in which are forty-two children.

One cathechist visits the surrounding villages on Sabbath morning, and
conducts Evangelistic services. The season being dry, there has been less sickness
in the jungle than usual.

APPENDIX.
Canadian Presbyterian Mission High School.

INDORE.

The following is the report of Mr. A. P. Mitchell, Inspector of European
Schools, Central Provinces and Central India :

I have examined the school classes of the Canadian Presbyterian College on
September oth and 6th, 1899, and found the attendance as follows in the p]nglisli
department :

Classes.

II.

III.

IV.

VI.

VII.

Total.

Enrolled .

.;^2

12 =

124

Present . .

8 =

The attjendance averages 83 out of 101, or 82 per cent., which is very satisfac-
tory. Numbers have considerably increased since last yeai-.

The staff, exclusive of those engaged chiefly in College department, is as
follows :

Mr. W. S. John, Head Master, Rs. 100 per month, F.A.; Mr. T. H. Crossette,
Rs. 60 per mouth, F.A.; Mr. Ras Biharilal. Rs. 40 per month, F.A.; Mr. V. G.
Tare, Rs. 30 per month, Matd.: Mr. S. T. Pimpley, Rs. 20 per month, Matd.; Mr.
J. Caleb, Rs. 25 per month ; Mr. R. Joshi, Rs. 20 per month ; Mr. Pannalal, Crad.
Benares College, Rs. 35 per month, Sanskrit Pandit ; Mr. Hamid Ali Moulvi,

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Rs. 20 per month, Persian teacher ; Mr. Ramhal, Hindi Teacher, Rs. 17 per month.
Vernacular Department: Mr. Kashi Prasad, Hindi Teacher, Rs. 12 per month ; Mr.
Motihal, Rs. 8 per month, L. 8. Standard ; Mr. Kibe, Marathi Master, Rs. 8 per
month ; Mr. Ahmad Husein, Urdu Master, Rh. 8 per month.

The buildings, appointment and apparatus are as described in previous reports
and are complete and suitable in every respect. The Gymnasium is now in good
order and much used by the pupils.

The financial position of the school is shown in the following table :

Income.

Government grant Rs. 2,400

Fees 954 2 . .

Mission grant 3,989 10 9

Total Rs. 7,343 12 9

Expenditure.

Pay of Teachers Rs. 6,880 12 . .

" Servants 386 6 ..

Contingencies 76 10 9

Total Rs. 7,343 12 9

There is a slight falling off in the income from fees, but otherwise the figures
call for no remarks.

My examination was partly written and partly oral and the results are given
below.

On the whole the results show that the instruction fully maintains its quality.
The physical instruction of the pupils also receives careful attention and the tone
and discipline are good. Cricket and other manly games are played with spirit.

The numbers and attendance in the Vernacular department are given below :

Classes. I. II. III. IV. Total.

Enrolled 91 33 39 . . = 163

Present 68 24 33 .. = 125

The attendance for the past year averaged ninety-three out of one hundred
and six, or eighty-eight per cent. , which is excellent.

Three of the teachers of this department appeared for the oral subjects of the
teacher's certificate examination with the following results :

Practical Hand-
Namk. TeachinK- writing. Dictation. ReadinK- tiymnactic^. Drill.

Total (oO) (30) (30) ($0)

Jadhao 23 18 27 47 Excellent. Excellent.

Soloman .... 35 13 25 60 " *«

Shantwan... 20 15 22 40 " "

These men are good practical teachers, have an impressive style and a greater
faculty of commanding the attention of the whole class thanjis usual among native
teachers. Object lessons were, however, given without object, and pictures and
the use of the blackboard was practically ignored. This must be remedied by a
careful and practical course of instruction in this important subject.

I also inspected the Industrial School and was very pleased with the progress
made. Its state is much the same as described last year.

On the whole I have to congratulate the Mission on the continued satisfactory
progress of the institutions.

Sgd. A. P. MITCHELL,

Inspector of Bhiropean Schools,

Central Provinces' and Central India.

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Examination, English 1st Clans.
Present, eighteen. Tkachkr — Madho Riio Joshi.

English reading, English meaning, just commenced, boys newly promoted ;
Arithmetic, sixteen passed ; Vernacular Dictation, all passed.

Tlie promotions from the vernacular departmeiit liave just been made, conse-
<iueutly the boys have done very little English.

English, 2nd Standard.
Present, nineteen boys. Teacher — Mr. J. Caleb,

Reading, generally very fair ; Explanation, fair ; Translation, requires more
attention ; Dictation, all passed ; Geography, very good ; Arithmetic, eighteen
passed ; Copy books, in order.

This class is in good order and very creditable to Mr. J. Caleb.

English, Srd Standard.
Present, fifteen. Teacher — S. T. Pimpley.

Reading, good and clear, some mistakes in pronunciation, should be carefully
corrected ; Explanation, fairly good ; Grammar, ten passed ; Translation, good ;
Geography, all passed ; Arithmetic, twelve passed ; Copy, in order ; Drawing,
very good.

This cla.ss is as usual, well taught, by Mr. Pimpley. A new map of Asia is
necessary, Mr, Pimpley passed in teaching power, reading and writing.

4th Standard.
Present, fourteen boys. Teacher — Mr. K. G, Tare,

Reading, fair ; Explanation, fair ; Grammar, generally fair, three failed ;
Translation, good ; Dictation, all passed ; Arithmetic, twelve passi^d ; Exercise
books, Copy, Drawing, in order.

This class is creditable to Mr, Tare. Mr. Tare passed in pi-actical teaching,
reading and writing.

5th Statidard. -

Present, thirteen. Teacher — Mr, Ras Beharilal.

Reading, genei'ally fair; Explanation, Grammar, good; Translation, Re-trans-
lation, all passed ; Recitation, indifferent, two passed ; Dictation, all passed ; Geo-
graphy, fair, ten passed ; Arithmetic, twelve passed ; Algebra, twelve i)assed ;
Geometry, twelve passed ; Copy and Exerciso books, in order , Drawing, fair.

This class is in fair order, but" recitation is very badly taught and must receive
special attention,

Ras Beharilil was examined in practical teaching for teacher's certificate.
Examination : Reading, fairly good ; Writing, good ; Practical teaching, not good
style, but poorly passed,

6th Standard.
Present, seven. Teacher — Mr, T, H, Crossette,

Reading, etc, the three top boys read with great intelligence and expression,
and others are indifferent ; Explanation, all passed ; Mathematics, all pa.ssed ;
History and Geography, all passed.

All these boys have passed the Central Provincial Middle School examination
in which the results were very creditable.

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7th Standard.

I'resent, seven.

Reading, etc., very fair, a very difficult course.

None passed the matriculation examination last year. I trust the result will
be better this year.

STATISTICS I.-CHUKCH AND SABBATH SCHOOL.

N.B.— These statistics are for 12 months, ending Feb. 28th, 1900, whereas the body of the Report
is for 10 months, ending Dec. 31st, 1899.

Station

Mbow

Indore

Ujjain

Rutlam J

Neemuch

Dhar

Amlchut, Alirajpur.

E
o

105
13
.50
31
32
10

Baptmi'

Orphans

4)
1

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Boys' 8

.8.

rls' 8. 8.

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— o

1
1

a, a.

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341

123

«2

104

112

IHo

105

7fi

55f

122

220

."S

22fi

12H

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* Besides Communicants.

t Including won^n,

S See note on page 68. In addition one communicant (with her baptized child) has been trans-
ferred to Uijain church, and two baptized adherents died. On the other hand, the numbers of
orphans and unbaptized adherents have been greatly increased.

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STATISTICS II.-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

N.B.— These statistics are for 12 months, ending Feb.
is for 10 months, ending Dec. Slst, 1899.

28th, 1900, whereas the body of the Report

Primary Scliools

An
or

Klo-VernaculHr
\liddle Schools

High School

College
Teachers

Teachers

1
S

Teachers

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Teachers

Si o
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Station

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«

lilhow

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6 i

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1

IndorB

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Uljain

2
3
2
3

1
3
3
2

1
......

ISO

6 4

Dhar

niit.lAm

3 3

Amkhut

From Primary to B.A.

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STATISTICS I1I.--MED1CAL WORK.
a) Moos.

N.B.— These statistics arc for 15 months, ending Keb. 28th, lOOti, whereas the body of the Report
for 10 months, ending Dec. 31st, 1809.

£5

£ c

5* t?

<)<

(K)

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22(5

Oui-Patients

Visits |Oper'ns||

Station

Dispensary
III Patients

New

Cases

Treat-
ments

8,080
11,198

Minor

Average Num
at Service

Missionary in Charge.

Ruttfiiii

2,»il
4,359

77 ; 15
152 1 ;«

J. F. CamDbcU, D.D.

Ujjaiu

C. R. VVoods,M.i).,C.M.

Ani)(hut

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Indore —

Dhar

Neemuch.

* Including Women and Children.

(6) Women's.

219 I 5,255
275 8,442
3,700

1.5,282 , 30fi 1 63 171 4(»

20,3«l 28fi , '.... ....lAll

13,512 j 904 1 1.. ..........

M. Oliver. M.D.
M. O Hara, M.D.
Miso McKellar.

STATISTICS IV.-ZKNAN A WORK AND GIRLS' SCHOOLS.

N.B.— These statistics are for 12 months, ending Feb. 28ih, 1900, whereas the body of the Report is
for 10 months, ending Dec. 3l8t, 1899.

Houses Regularly
Visited

Houses Irregular-
ly Visited

Girls'

Schools

Bo«rd'g School

Missionaries '

Tc.ohers

Average
Attendance

Teachers

STATldN

No.

Non-Chris-
tian

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Mhow -[

Indore \

Miss Lievdeii

Miss Weir

1
6

MissSinciair ....

Miss White

1
3

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40
180

Miss Grier

Ujjain

Miss Jsmieson —
MissO'Hara, M.D

Vliss Campbell...

1
2

12
20

Dhar

Rutlam

Neemuch

210

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150

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

TREASURER CENTRAL INDIA MISSION.
^OR THE Year ending Fehuuary 28th, 1900.

Receipts.

Balance ou hand, March Ist, 1899 $1,102 28

Received from Rev. Dr. Warden, Toronto $36,500 00

Paid in Toronto on account of Mission by Rev.

Dr. Warden i,907 94

Refunds on Home travelling 304 84

Government Grant High School, Indore 791 8(5

Rent 41 24

Special donations per missionaries 254 2()

Chaplaincy receipts 353 18

Fees and sales 1,281.03

Interest 16 20

Balance still unpaid 986 67

42,437 22

$43,539 50

Expenditure.
Men's Work:

Evangelistic $4,474 42

Educati' lal 4,803 22

Medical 1,033 50

Miscellaneous 69 73

Home travelling 2,676 02

Bhil building 1,096 46

Dhar Preaching Hall 73 60

Treasurer's expenses 152 72

Missionaries' salaries 12,637 21

$27,016 88 •

Women's Work :

Evangelistic $1,728 81

Educational 2,503 75

Medical 2,742 84

Miscellaneous 237 40

Home travelling 203 80

Treasurer's expenses (in part) . . . 152 71 • .

Women's Hospit 1, Dhar 181 44

Women's Bungalow, Ujjain 74 42

Freight on boxes from Canada. . . 26 85

Missionaries' salaries 8,210 18

$16,062 20

Balance due from last year, both Men's and

Women's work 374 69

Cash on hand, March Ist, 1900 85 73

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VIII— MISSION TO THE CHINESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Bright hopes were blighted by the organization of a new Rociety amongHt the
Chineae, called the "Emperor Protective Hociety." It spread like wildlire over
the continent, reaching every coterie of Chinese, and inflaming their enthuHiasm for
the restoration of the Chinese Emperor and the introduction of sweeping reforms
in China, as well as restoring Confucianism and ancestral worship to its supremacy
aH the religion of the Empire. The society has made a radical departure from
Chinese custom, in holding meetings every Sabbath Day in halls with pulpit and
platform, with patriotic songs and addresses. The effect has been a smaller
attendance at Gospel services on the Sabbath Day. The evening schools, however,
have increased in attendance.

1. Schools. — Victoria. School was held on 248 evenings.

Total attendance 11,812

Average per night 47

Vancouver. — Total attendance, 6,905. An average of 28 on 244 evenings.

2. Sabbath Services. — When weather allowed, open air services were held both
ut Victoria and at Vancouver — at the former place afternoon and evening. Num-
licrs hearing the Word on the street would vary from a .score to two hundred.

Victoria. — (a) Sabbath School average attendance 16

•' " evening service " *' 20

Vancouver " School " •* 9

♦• " evening service " •♦ 18

3. Baptisms. — February 12th, 1899, baptized 2 at Vancouver.
Decemb'r 10th, 1899, " 2 at Victoria.
January 14th, 1900,' " 2 at Vancouver.

4. Contributions: —

(a) 1st Presbyterian Chinese Church — membership, 13.

' For the Schemes of the Church $56 00

Synod and Presbytery Funds 3 00

Educating Ma Seung at Canton College and other

philanthropic and religious works 235 00

(6) The Vancouver Mission cont'd for mission expenses $55 40

" Ma Seung 25 00

For other religious and philanthropic work 32 25

$294 00

-$112 65

(c) The Christian Endeavour Societies of St. Andrew's First Presbyterian and
Mount Pleasant Churches, Vancouver, contributed $105 for the support
of the Mission.

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((/) Th»' VVoiiiiui'h MisHidiiiiry Hociety. of Nflnon, iiihI |H'ivii(i» parties hiiv«' ii(
(lillcrnit times tlirou^li tlie year coiitribiited voltiiitariiy, ami extra tn
their rt>>;iilar euiitril)utioiis for special itinerary and eolportage wmk
witliin tlie Itoiuxis. The contributions cannot well he noted here, iml
have iuH-n reported lo our (;hurch's agent ut Toronto.

Ti. Citiint'iit'H ami Ifiiii'rary, — Our usual work ninon^ tlu' (Miiuese at the ciinn(>ric>
ou the Krascr River was continued last siuisoii. Sonic friends in Stevcstou, wliidi
is the ;;reat center, rented a JapancHc boat buihler's hoUHU as a residence for uur
missionaries. The front part we utilized as a reading room for while lishernu-ii
ttud others. Our kitchen and dornntory were in the seamy lean-too in the n-ar.
Among the Chinese Wi* found kindly recognitions and a readiness to hear our nies-
Hage on the part of the nuijority. We always m -et with sonu' who are opposed or
who refuse to hear, but very few who do not treat tis with reaHonal)le respect.
Sonu' seemed to be not far from the Kingdom and very sympathetic towards the
truth, Itut none at thecuiniK^ries professed to '' repent and believe " us the result wf
our preaching and visiting there.

In Se|ttember, Mr. Ng and Mr. Winchester visited the Kootenays ami O'Kana-
gan Valley. At Vernon. Revelstoke, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail and Hossland, \vc
l)reacheil in stores, laundries or wherever opportunity ottered.

.Mr. Winchester writes : — "Two or three Heemed to turn from their idoU t*»
serve the living (Jod as a result of our visit, but formal i)role,ssion of faith is a dilli-
cult task. I'ublic opinion is very strong where independence of thought has neve''
been known. Xo inconsiderable part of our work is the slow and invisilile proces
of iiiMueiicing iiulividual conviction, and through units gradually changing collective
sentiment. The sentiments of the Chinese are changing, and many in China to-day
•who formerly resided in Canada are more accessible to the missionary than thcv
could have l»cen without their experience in some mission in this country. Thcic
are six of our cliurch members in China uow, and many others who, although not
church mcmlu'rs, believe the Scriptures to be true, and in some cases, a.s mission-
aries in Canton report, districts in China have been opened by their influence."

(). LvjiiTx. — Only one visit was made to theLepe'son J)arcy Island in 1S!(!».
The ditHculties and expense attending such visits, thoug.. constituting a not incon-
siderable hindrancie, are still less serious than the time. One who died in 1895* was
for some time i>retending to be or was symi)athetic with the truth, but afterwards
very energ<'tically told the missionary that he had done what he told him— had
repente(i of liis sins, believed in the Lord Jesus, and i)rayed to God that he might
be made whole, and notwitkstanding this he said, '*I have got worse and worse and
am nearly dead. Your Je.sus doesn't hear or doesn't care or isn't able t(» help iiic
when I i)ray to Him ; therefore I don't want to hear any more about Him.", How-
ever, at the next visit he was much hiunbled and penitent, and at the last visit he
was more mellowed, and after some tender conversation with him, the poor fellow">
face swollen and pitted and black beyond all resemblance to the human counten-
ance, with great emotion said, " Pastor, T do believe in .Jesus and pray to Him."
"N'ery soon after that he was not. None of the others seemed to maniiest the slight-
est interest in the messivge. One would not listen to us at all. Poor souls !

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7. rnion Mine.-<. — There is no more perplexing problem than that presented l)y
the i)eculiar conditions obtaining at Union Mines, Provincial legislation i)rohibit-
ing the Chinese from working underground, though contested by the Union Colliery
Co., had the effect of almost depopulating the Chinese town at the mines. Two or
three hundred renmined out of a former population of fourteen hundred. Some of
tho.se who remained did so because they could not do otherwise. The Provincial
Act having been disallowed by the Dominion Government, the Colliery Company
re-engaged large numbers of Chinese for underground work. Work was just

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nict'ly comnu'iu'iMl wlioii tlii> Provincial (iovcrninmt to«»k ii ii«>\v incthtHi ornccoiii-
pli«hlnK their object, /.*'., by jtrohiltitiiiK uil from working mulcr^jround who are
iiiiuble to ri'tul the iniiicii rt'giilatioiiH and undcrHtand ord(>r>4 given in the Knglinh
iangnage. Our mlHHion and school at Tnion in atlected by thoHe things in the f'oU
lowing ways : —

(ii) A school haw been organized either by the Colliery ('(unimny or the Chin-
ese merchants, or both, with the intention of enaliling many of the Chinese to
"qualify " under the new regulations. A certain sum is kept back — about f:( —
each month from the wages of the Chinese for the stijijiort of tlu- school. Som<' of
the men have told Mr. Hall that tiiey were dissuaded t'rom attending uur Mission
for reasons which we have not been able to discover.

{!)) The Chinese who <rame in to take the places of those who left over a year
iijjo are chletly fresh arrivals from China ; so that the long and indispensible pre-
paratory work done in and on behalf of those whom we were able to reach and
iiiMuence of the former population, must be patiently commenced and continued
for the newcomers. Such sub-.structure building is of necessity without "observ-
ation," but is it therefore without value?

8. Voluntary trachrrH. — By none is the cordial thanks of the Church more
merited than by those wht> so faithfully, and absolutely without any human reward
except the gratitude of the missionaries, continue the work of teaching in our
evening schools at Victoria and Vancouver. But for their valued aid a most im-
portant evangelizing agency would be much limited in its scope and influence.
Some teachers have been very conscientious and liberal in their servi«'es. But
whilst with gratitude we praise the teachers v ho assist us, with regret we note
that the burden falls upon a comparative few. Some of our Chine.se Christians
who are desirous of obtaining a further knowledge of our language have no op-
portunity of getting a le8.son. If they are able to teach the alphabet they are
drafted into service because of the scarcity of Christian teachers from among our
own people. Some two or three of our (Christians have gone elsewhere to receive
instruction iu English because they could get no help in our own mission.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

CHINESE IN BKITISH COLUMBIA.
For the Year ENi)iN(i April 'M)t\i, 1S)0().

Receipts.

Received from Rev. Dr. Warden. Toronto !?8,9()S 70

Received for pulpit sujtply (Rev. A. B. Win-
chester) M '2U

*«,!t72 90

Krpendittire.

Salaries $3,280 00

Rent of buildings 510 00

Travelling expenses 81 70

Light, heat, etc 54 82

Balance, to Toronto 4(; .S8

$;?,972 90

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There are on the west coast of Vancouver Island, seven tribes of Indians witli
about 900 Indians in all.

There are four schools with an enrollment of 165 and an average attendance
of 63.

The chief discouragements are : (1) The fishing industry and con.sequeiit
absence from church and school. (2) The potlatches, which are wasteful feasts lead-
ing to poverty. (3) Gambling and drink often encouraged by seamen, who have
their own ends to serve.

Notwithstanding these there is a general improvement — houses are better and
cleaner, degrading customs are disappearing and some are enquiring as. to the way

Council. — The missionaries on the coast meet at intervals for consultation and
mutual help. Workers who are isolated so much of the time, are greatly cheered
and refreshed by a day or two of conference upon methods of work and different
aspects of spiritual life.

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Industrial Home. — There are two Indian tribes beside the village, about 200 in
all. The expectation of the Committee was that the Home would accommodate
children from all the tribes in Barclay Sound. That expectation is now beginning
to be realized. There are at present twenty-eight children in the Home, nineteen
boys and nine girls. Of these some are from the coast tribes.

Mr. J. R. Motion and Mrs. Motion, who have had experience in the Regina
School are now in charge, and are devoted to the work. Mr. Motion is giving
more attention to industrial work than was possible hitherto. The boys show a
liking for carpentry and do creditable work. The day school is in charge of Mrs.
K. Cameron who is an experienced and efficient teacher. All the children in tlie
Home as well as some day pupils attend the school.

The Government has now agreed to give the Home a Boarding School grant,
viz., $72 per pupil, for 25 pupils.

BARCLAY SOUND.

Ucluelet children on roll 37

Ahousaht " '' 42

Dodger's Cove ' ' 26

Mr. Swartout itinerates, seeking to follow the Bands with his message in their
migratures.

School work for the past year has been carried on ander increasing difficulties.
More tliau usual have the Indians been absent, sealing and fishing, it being very
difficult to secure regularity at school. Tlie larger boys go sealing and all move
with their parents to the various fishing stations. Sometimes the attendance at
school is large, and then news arriving that the salmon are running, or there are
plenty of halibut or dog-fish to be got at a certain point, there is a sudden flitting,
and school sutlers.

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Potlatches also, both at the stations, villages and the other tribes, have inter-
fered with school work.

Ucluelet has suffered more from these disturbing elements than ordinarily,
and as a result, not only has the average attendance been reducad, but school
has had to be closed for eight weeks ; whilst at Ohiaht, though school has been
kept open, the work has suffered.

At the latter station building operations, carried on principally by the teacher
has also hampered the work.

And yet there is reason for encouragement in the progress made by the child-
ren and the interest manifested by many of the parents. It is also encouraging to
note a growing disposition to take advantage of the Industrial Home at Alberni,
three from the Ucluelet school, two from the Ohiaht, besides three otliers who
were not on the books of either school, having been received.

Itinerating. — The causes operating against school work demand that more
attention be given to itinerating. With Indians scattered in small bands over a
large territory, it is necessary, if they be reached with any degree of regularity, to
go to them.

This would be comparatively easy if they were land Indians, but living
on islands or small clearances on the shores of the mainland, they can only
be reached by water, necessitating travelling by boat, at best an uncertain and
often a dangerous method. Even in ordinary weather, quick pa.ssages must be made
to avoid storms and save time, while in the stormy season unless a journey is very
(juickly made there may be serious delays.

This department of work will be much facilitated when a launch is secured,
and we take this opportunity of thanking those friends who have sent contributions
for this purpose.

Liquor drinking and gambling have decreased at Ucluelet during the year, for
which we are thankful ; whilst at Ohiaht, with the exception of a few outbreaks
of these vices, they have almost disappeared.

To attain this, however, smuggling has to be prevented, and in this the mis-
.sionaries must sometimes take an active interest, resulting of course in antagonism
on the part of the culprits, who seek to exonerate themselves at the expense of the
reputation of the missionary.

Evangelistic work has been carried on as usual. Sabbath schools and preach-
ing services have been conducted regularly at each point, in the native language
or in " Chinook," each member of the staff taking a share in thi.-: work.

Whilst on the whole, the Indians show little desire for Christianity, yet ser-
vices are well attended, especially at Ohiaht, and the interest manifested by some
is very encouraging. It is, indeed, quite evident that not a few have a knowledge
of the truth, which is gradually leavening their lives, and the name "Christian"
is recognized among thera as a symbol of a righteous character.

At Ucluelet the whites also have frequently gathered on Sabbath evenings to a
service in English.

Inquirers. — There has been a weeding out during the year. The unstable have
gone back to their former ways, but the true remain.

There is particular encouragement in the increasing interest displayed by some
of the old people, three or four of whom, give evidence of a sincere desire for the
l)etter life, wliilst we are not without hope that others among them are disposed to
follow.

We have striven to faithfully sow the seed ; the results are in the hands of
Him who gave us our commission. We earnestly request the sympathetic interest
of all God's children by whose intercession the work may be much strengthened.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

MISSION TO INDIANS, BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Foa THE Year ending April 30th, 1900.

I. — West Coast.

Receipts.

Balance on hand, May 1st, 1899 *? 06

Received from Rev. Dr. Warden, Toronto 2,795 00

Expenditure.

Salaries $2,305 00

Rent 43 00

Travelling expenses 22 81

Building two school nouses 400 00

Interest 17 55

Balance on hand, April 30th, 1900 . 14 70

$2,803 06

II. — Alberni.

Receipts.

Received from Rev. Dr. Warden, Toronto $2,632 29

Columba Sabbath School, Victoria 2 30

Sales of stock, etc 85 00

Balance due April 30th, 1900 (since paid) 141 98

Expenditure.

Miss Johnston's salary and expenses $289 50

Mr. and Mrs. Motion, salary and expenses 517 40

Mrs. Cameron, salaiy (in part) 95 00

Out door assistant 161 25

Repairs 200 00

Maintenance 1,598 42

$2,861 57

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X.— CHINESE IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

The Rev. J. C. Thomson, M.D., rei)orts the work among the Chinese of
Montreal as progressing favourably.

SCHOOLS.

There are now eignteeu schools in operation —sixteen Sabbath Schools and
two v.eek-night schools. Provision is thus made for teaching the Chinese every
day in the year. The attendance varies according to locality : the lowest average
attendance in any school is seven, and the highest is sixty -three. This work
might be enlarged were it possible to secure a larger staff of teachers. The men
are anxious to be taught ; they provide books and other school requirements and
contribute freely for the support of the work. Miss Woodington resigned her
position as teacher of the week -night school last spring, and Miss Annie McCaul
has filled the position since then with satisfaction to the Committee.

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C. E. SOCIETY.

A Christian Endeavour Society was formed recently and is doing excellent
work. The meetings are conducted by the Chinamen themselves, and will b?
found very helpful in developing Christian life and ability for service. The mem-
bership is now about twenty-five and !;he attendance has reached as high as sixty.

CHINESE SERVICE.

Dr. Thomson continues to conduct divine service in the Chinese language
every Sabbath evening. These meetings are well-sustained and several men have
passed from them into the full commuLiion of the Church,

THE NATIVE ASSISTANT.

The native assistant, Chin Now Seng, has rendered efficient service in visita-
tiori, in preaching and in general helpfulness. He is fluent in speech, his manner
is devout and his influence among the men is good.

CHINATOWN.

The evils associated with that part of our city known as " Chinatown " have
been felt during the year. The police authorities have interfered more than once.
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the part of the civic authorities has beeu beneficial. The evils complained of have
been considerably checked, and several badly-disposed persons have been shorn of
tlieir power. For this better state of things special credit is due to Chief Detective
Carpenter.

FESTIVALS.

The holding of large festivals, to which are invited all the Chinese scholars of
the city, and their teachers, is still an essential part of our work. Several sucli
have been recently held. One was to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of tlio
commencement of Chinese mission work in Montreal, as well as the fifth anni-
versary of Dr. Thomson's connection witli the work. It was a large and repres-
entative givthering and addresses were delivered by many leading ministers and
Christian workers of our city. Otiiers were held to celebrate the Chinese New-
Year. One purpose of these gatherings is to keep the men from dangerous
influences during the festival s^-.;-ou. It is always sought to give a distinctively
Christian character to these gatherings, and we believe that the influences are
good. •

AVOEK IN OTHER PLACES.

While Dr. Thomson spends most of his time in Montreal he does not neglect
the needs of the Mission in other places. He travels westward from time to time.
and organizes the work in such centres as Ottawa, Toronto, etc. The work in
Toronto is especially encouraging. He also does a great deal through corres-
pondence to keep up an interest in the work and to help those who are trying to
teach the Chinese in towns and villages.

THANKS.

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Our grateful thanks are due to the congregations who contribute towards the
support of this work, to the Protestant School Board for the payment of the salary
of the teacher of the night school for a part of the year, and to Mr. David Yule for
a generous subscription. We would also acknowledge the excellent work done by
our faithful superintendents and their loyal teachers.

We recommend as follows :

1. That, in view of our large missionary interests in the Chinese at home and
abroad, the General Assembly's Foreign Mission Committee be requested to urge
upon all our congregations, within whose bounds Chinamen are found, to endeavour
at once to bring them under Gospel influences, that they may be helped and
be made a blessing to the millions to whom they are sure to return.

2. That, in view of Canada's increasingly important commercial and sociiil
relations with that great empire, and the critical state of affairs there at present,
we urge upon our Governmental authorities not to embarrass those relations by
raising the capitation tax from $50 to $500, as now proposed, and which we cannot
believe to be in accord with British justice or the Golden Rule.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

1. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (W.D.) reports increase over the
previous year, as is seen by the following :

Presbyterial Societies 27

New Auxiliaries 23

New Mission Bands 23

Auxiliaries unreported or disbanded 9

Mission Bands, unreported or disbanded 19

Total number of Auxiliaries 656

Total number of Mission Bands 306

Auxiliary Membership 10,166

Mission Band membership 7,447

Yearly members of General Society 3,492

Life members added during year 84

Total number of life members since organization of

Society 1,186

o ii J TT 1 f Number 1,306

Scattered Helpers | Contributions , $984 51

Contributions from all sources $46,331 47

2. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (E.D.), has had a prosperous
year, the total amount of receipts being $10,582.50.

GENERAL.

3. The following appointments have been made: — Rev. J. R. Harcourt, B.A.,
to Honan ; Miss Mary E. Leach, Miss Eliz. MacLennan, B.A., and Miss Susie
McCalla, M.D.. to Central India; Miss J. McNeil to Ahousaht, B.C., and Miss
Cary A. Gunn to Victoria, B.C., to labour amongst the Chinese.

4. The Presbytery of Honan has recommended that Hsin Chen should be
abandoned as a central station and property purchased at Wei Hui Fu, which city
has a large population and is as well a student and commercial centre. There,
also, officials reside and disturbers of the peace can be more readily suppressed.
The Committee has agreed to this recommendation of the Presbyteiy of Honan.

Respectfully submitted,

WM. MOORE, ] Joint

ALEX. FALCONER, [ Conveiwr».

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FOREIGN MISSION FUND, 1899-1900.

EASTERN SECTION.
Rev. E. a. McCurdy, Halifax, Acting Tkeasurek.

Ackuowledged in " Record " $2S,437 02

Balance due Treiisurer, April lat, 1900 571 48

Expeitdiliire.

Balance due Treasurer, April Ist, 1899 *2,138 26

*0n accounts of New Hebrides 6,008 70

*0n acccunt of Demcrara, Trinidad and St. Lucia 19,923 21

Remitted Dr. Warden 59 87

Expenses of Committee 42 14

Printing, etc 129 61

Interest —

To Mrs. T. p. Jones *83 63

To Woman's Foreign Mission Society 1.38 71

-227 34

Proportion of Agent's Salary and General Expenses 479 37

KOREAN MISSION FUND.

Receipts.

Balance on hand, April Isc, 1899 !j!2,638 52

Acknowledged in " Record " 3,016 63

Expenditure.

•Salaries for three Missionaries !ii!2,853 72

Language Teachers, Itinerating Expenses and Hou.se Rent 567 94

Proportion of Agent's Salary and General Expenses 150 99

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 2,082 50

*For particulars see Foreign Mission Report.

WESTERN SECTION.

Rev. Robt. H. Warden, D.D., Tokonto, Treasurer.

Receipts.

Balance at Cr., April lat, 1399 $656 65

Contributions from congregations 34,46<< 51

•• " Sabbath Schools .3,.%7 55

*•• " C. E. Societies 1,609 02

Donations from individual friends 4,403 43

Interest l,52v) 13

Glengarry Presbytery, ac. Rev. A. P. Ledingham's salary 971 00

Glengarry S. S. Association 440 00

Knox College Alumni, ac. Rev. J. Goforth's salary 691 13

Queen's College Students' Missionary Association 160 00

Toronto Central Church, ac. Rev. N. H. Russell's salary 800 00

Toronto, St. James' Square, ac. Rev. D. MacGillivray's salary 500 24

Toronto, Knox Church, special, per Rev. Dr. Parsons 1,257 57

Montreal, Crescent St. Church, Dr. McClure's salary 1.200 00

" Erskine Church, Dr. P. C. Leslie's salary, etc 1, lOO 00

Nai»-n and Beech wood, ac. Rev. J. A. Slimmon's salary 479 10

M' David Yuile, Montreal, Rev. M. MacKenzie's salary 1,200 00

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Toronto 47,704 64

" " " Montreal 500 00

Late Mrs. N. McTavish, S. Mountain 100 00

Late Robt. Irwin, Vaughan . . 50 00

Transferred from Mrs. Goforth Trust Fund 2,866 97

Transferred from Foreign Mission Special Fund 11,085 26

.$29,008 50

$29,008 .')0

$5,655 15

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Central Indii4 f45,22(» 66

Rev. D. MacGillivray, Shanghai, China

Honan, China

Formosa, Japan

North- West Indians

British Columbia Indians

Chinese in British Columbia

Chinese in Montreal

Salary of Secretary

Expenses of Committee

Printing, including annual report, minutes, etc

Interest on advances

Travelling expenses, Missionaries to fields

Travelling expenses. Missionaries in Canada . .

Medical fees and legal expenses

Annuity

Proportion of expenses. Committee on Y. P. Societies

Woman's Foreign Mission Society, from Schreiber, N.B. .

Taxes, etc. , Prince Albert ....

Proportion of general expenses

Balance at Cr., April let, 1900

390 00

20,325 47

9,620 49

24,065 00

5,427 29

.'3,908 70

1,887 50

2,000 00

456 21

506 59

676 64

461 78

411 62

43 00

8 00

50 00

15 00

153 14

1,200 00

283 21

$117,118 20

FOREIGN MISSION SPECIAL FUND.

Receipts.

Balance at Cr., April 1st, 1899 $30,000 00

Bequest, Alexander McCaa, Egmondville 50 00

" John Kingsbury, S. Dumfries 160 00

" Flora Paterson, Rodney 100 00

" Mrs. S. Poole, Norwich 704 41

" Robert Craig, Cornwall 137 60

Mrs. J. Maver, Pickering 300 00

Donation, Mrs. A. J. McFall, Nobleton 250 00

Bequest, James Irving, Guelph 25 00

Transfer from Alexander McKinnon Fund 1,418 97

Bequest, Rev. G. M. Clark, Halifax 460 00

" Mrs. M. Wiggins, St. Ann's, Ont 150 00

" F. G. McDonald, Gananoque 460 00

" James Munroe, Brooke Township 50 00

" James Kelso, Inverness, Que 426 38

R. Irwin, Vaughan, Ont 1,316 65

" W. Colquhoun, C rnwall 200 00

William Magill, Brampton 750 00

' James Begg, Roxborough 50 00

" Mrs. Neil McTavish, South Mountain 200 00

" Robert Young, Attwood ... 50 00

" James Carnouhan, Tuckersmith 500 00

" S. Carnochan, Egmondville 60 00

" J. McAlister, East Wawanosh 50 00

" R. W. Kennedy, Gosfield Township 2,536 25

" J. R. McKenzie, Kenyon 600 00

Mrs. S. McDougall, Strathroy 100 00

Disbnrsemeiits,

Transferred to Foreign Mission Ordinary Fund $11,085 26

Balance at Cr., April 1st, 1900 30,000 00

$41,085 26

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
COLLE(JE, HALIFAX, 1899-1900.

Tv tlie Venerable the General, A.isemhhi :

In submitting their Annual Report on this ocassion, the Board of Management i>f
the Presbyterian College, Halifax, feel that their first duty is to give expression to their
profound sense of the great loss which the Church has sustained in the removal, by death,
of their late Secretary, Rev. P. M. Morrison, D.D.

It is already known to the Assembly that at the time of their meeting last year, Dr.
Morrison's health was far from good, and that for some months his strength had been
failing. After the close of the meeting he sought rest and change, but without perman-
ent beneficial results. Before he reached his home he was called away, and entered into
his rest on .July 20th, 1899. The Board, in common with all the other Committees which
he served so faithfully, put on record their high appreciation of his gifts, character, work
and worth, and their estimate of the value of his services to the Church which he served
so faithfully, and loved so well.

As it will be necessary for the General Assembly to appoint some one to succeed the
late Dr. Morrison as Agent, the Board of Management think that the time is opportune
for reviewing and amending the regulations for the guidance of the Agent of the Church
in the Eastern Section, and for adjusting more fully the relations lietween the Board,
the Finance Committee and the Agent, and for determining more specifically their
respective duties and responsibilities. With these objects in view, a Conference was
held between a Committee of the College Board and your Finance Committee, at which
a series of recommendations was made, of which the College Board has approved, and
which they now submit for the consideration and action of the Assembly. As regard.s
the Agent, it is recommended :

First, That the Agent of the Church, Eastern Section, shall act as Secretary of the
Home, Foreign Mission and Augmentation Committees, Eastern Section, and of the
Board of Superintendence of the Presbyterian College, Halifax. As such, he shall con-
vene these Committees and the College Board, keep the minutes, and conduct all corre-
spondence connected with the same. Under Home Mission work shall be included tlie
distribution of probationers. He shall also prepare for submission to the Assembly the
'.nnual reports of the Committees and the College Board.

Second, That he shall act as General Treasurer for all the Schemes, with the excep-
tion of the Minister's Widow's and Orphan's Fund, in the Eastern Section of the Church.
As such it shall be his duty :

1. To receive and acknowledge all sums contributed to the Schemes.

2. To take the general management of all the Funds, make investments of the same
and collect interest, in connection with an Advisory Comnittee.

3. To tran,sact all the current business of the Sch mes, and prepare the annual
accounts .

4. To transact all the business of the Hunter Fund for church building under the
charge of the Synod of the Maritime Provinces, it being understood that that Fund shall
bear its due proportion, with other funds, of his salary as Agent.

5. That the Agent of the Church, for the time being, be a membei >ffi,rU> of the
College Board.

As regards the Advisory Committee referred to above, it is recommended :

i. That the .-Vdvisory Committee be a Coimnittee of the College Board, inasmuch, as
that Board being incorporated, hold all the investments of this section of the Church
with which the Agent has to deal.

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:.'. That with the view of the better eimhliiii,' the Cnlletto I'ofird to H|ij)(>iiit. nn ollici-
eiit Ailviaory Committee, the lueinhers of the Fiiuiiice Committee, Kiistern Suction,
,iii|Hiiiited fri»m yettr to yenr by tlio Oeiienl AsMembly, nlmll lie >'.>■ nffu-io members of the
ijilkl,'!' Hotiid, (iiid, together with njiy others of its own membership whom the College
r.iifird mny appoint, shall coiiHtitii^e the said Advisory Committee.

;i. That the Advisory Committee have power of framing rules or Ity-law.s for the
■jimlHiico of the Agent in all linancial matters connected with the diHchari^'e of his duties
—said rules or by-laws to be 8ui)ject to the approval of the College Hoard.

The lioard has not much that is unusual to reiK)rt in connection with their work
ihiriiii,' the past year. The income hah been somewhat smaller, ami the expenditure
considerably larger than for the previous year. Receipts from interest on investments
were .*t;,740.()() ; from gifts, !?25(> ; from be<(ue8ts, IT)** ; and contrii)utions from lf<M
coii^^regations ^4,l(i(;.87, making a total of Sil.L'OT.oM.

The expenditure was as follows : Fov salaries of four professors and one lecturer in
the I'resbyterian College, $8. ."50(1 ; for salary of one professor in Dalhousie College,
,«fl,7,MI ; for assistant librarian, ^ilo ; for repairs t(j old builning and furnishing. ST-'W.Tl;
Hiid for all other expenses, stated more in detail in the College Hoard accounts, .*14!U.4H,
milking a total of $12,287.10, or $l,079.<)ti in excess of receipts. The balance on hand
at the beginning of the year was §211. r»2, which has thus been changed into a balance
due the Treasurer of $8(i8.14. Had the $r),0(M) which the Hoard asked congregations to
contribute been realized, the year would have closed with little or no del)t.

The receipts for the Hursary Fund for the year have been $8()1.5.S, of which §1^72.40
were from interest on investments, $4.12 interest from other funds, and $481M8 collec-
tiiins from sixty-seven congregations. Ten special bursaries were given amounting to
§24"). The three prizes given at the close of the College were paid after the closing of
the accounts for the year. The Hoarding Department was assisted to the extent of
gr)0(l. Other payments were made amounting to $57.24, leaving a balance on hand at the
close of the year of $10.79.

The Library Fund received $103.1>1. For books and magazines $14(i..'it( were paid,
and $12 for the Morrison Bursary, thus reducing the balance on hand of $118.41 at the
end of the previous year, to $59.02 at the close of last year.

The particulars in reference to capital invested for the College and Bursary Funds
will be found in the report of the Finance Committee.

The new College building has given great satisfaction to both i)rofessor . and stu-
dents. The class rooms are large and comfortable, and the library has been so arranged
and managed as to make it much more convenient and serviceable to those who wished
to use it. Some progress has been made during the year in collecting the subscriptions
previously made towards paying for the building, but in consequence of the effort on
i)eha1f of the Century Fund, nothing has been done since last meeting of the Assembly
in the way of obtaining new subscriptions.

Prior to April 4th, 1899, there had come int. ■ the Treasury for the new College build-
ing the sum of $11,759.72. Since that time $.'i,.W2.83 have been received through the
ordinary channels, and $748 through the Century Fund for the payment of debt on the
building, making a total of $4,110.8."^ received this year for this purpose. The debt on
April 4th, 1899, was $4,705.11. Since that time the expenditure has been 84,111.49, mak-
ing the debt at the end of last year $4,765.77. It is hoped that during the current y«ar,
through the payment of subscriptions already made, and by means of contributions
through the channel of the Century Fund, the greater part, if not the whole, of this debt
will be paid. The cost of the new building will be nearly $21,0(X>.

The Senate's Report indicates .the character of the work which has been done in tha
College during the term which closed on April 25th last.

The Board of Management carefully considered the remits sent down to them by the
'Jeneral Assembly, and their findings will be reported in the usual way.

The Board feel constrained to acknowledge gratefully the blessings which have
crowned the year in connection with the work of the College, and they would earnestly
pray that He who has been mindful of the Institution in the past would abundantly
bless it still, making it more and more successful in training men for the work of gather-
ing in and building up Christ's people, and evangelizing the wc rid.

All of wh'ch is respectfully submitted.

THOMAS SEDGWICK,

Chniiinan.

E. A. McCURDY,

Ai-iinii Secretary.

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REPORT OF THE SENATE OF THE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, HALIFAX,

SESSION 1899- 19(K).

To the Venenible the Oenertd Aasemhlij :

During the past session the number uf students registered in the College was thirty-
eight, of whom fourteen were in the third year, sixteen in the second, six in the lir.st ;
and there were two general students. Thu names are :

Third F«'(tc ;— Frank Baird, M.A., Chipman, N.Il. ; Murdoch Buchanan, B.A., Ciipe
Breton ; James 0. Colquhoun, B.A., Picton Co., N.S. ; Gordon Dickie, B. A., Milford,
N.S. ; George A. Grant, M.A., Trinidad ; Archibald J. Macdonald, Cape Breton ; Drtuiel
J. Macdonald, B. A., P. E. Island ; Finlay H. MicKintoah, M.A., Picton Co., N.S,;
Robert P. Murray, Cape Breton ; Hibbert R. Read, B.A., Cumberland Co.; D.tvid .M.
Roid, B. A., Muaquodoboit, N. S. ; D*ivid C. Ross, B.A., Picton Co., N.S. ; William A.
Ross, B.A., Picton Co., N.S. ; George A. Sutherland, M.A,, Colchester Co., N.S.

-SVro)i(/ rmc;— Adams D. Archibald, B.A., Halifax; Harold M. Clark, B.A., St.
Stephen, N.B. ; \Vm. A. Cunningham, B.A., Colchester Co., N.S. ; Frank Fisher,
B.A., Newfoundland ; George Ernest Forbes, 13. A.. Picton Co., N.S. ; Benjamin Glover,
B A., P. E. Island ; John J. MacCaskill, Cape Breton ; Charles C. Macintosh, B.A.,
Cape Breton ; Robert G. MiicKay, Picton Co., N.S., Albert M. MacLeod, B.A., Picton
Co.; John C. MacLeod, Cape Breton ; John W. A. Nicholson, M.A., Cape Bretcm ; Jus.
A. Ramsay, B.A., P. E. Island ; George M. Ross, B.A., Picton Co.; W. H. Sedgwick,
B.A., Mustjuodoboit, N.S.; George Wood, B.A., Halifax.

First Year :—,1i,hn H. A. Anderson, B.A., P. E. Island ; Win. W. Conrad, B.A.,
Kings. Co., N.S.; Wm. J. Johnston, B.A., Newcastle, N.B.; Albert L. MacDougall,
Moncton, N.B. ; D. H. MacKinnon, B.A., Sydney, C.B. ; John S. Ross, B.A.; Picton Co.

Oenernl Stiulentu: — James MacDougall, P. E. Island ; V. D. Ruggles, Halifax.

Tiie ordinary work of the yeir was conducted with very liti-le interruption from sick-
ness ; the attendance was regular, and the diligence of the students is to be highly com-
mended. The work of the various departments was as follows :

i tenpa

I. — Church History axd Homiletics.

In the class of Church History which met four days a week, the general history of
the Christian Church down to the time immediately preceding the Reformation was the
subject of study. For this the students prepared with the aid of a text-book. In Scot-
tish Church History, the period extending from the Restoration to the middle of the
eighteenth century formed the subject of lecture and examinations in the class. In the
class <jf Practical Theology, lectures were given twice a week, and at the close of the
session a written examination upon the subjects of lecture was held. Some of the sub-
jects usually included in this course were omitted for want of time. On one day in each
week lectures and sermons were read and criticized. During last session thirty such
discourses required by the Church were given. In the structure, style and composition
of thope discourses there was an advance which was highly satisfactory. The work in all
of the above classes has been well su<<tained by all the students throughout the session.

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II. — Hebrew and Old Testament Exegetics.

The Junior Hebrew class, which met five days a week, was attended by four students
of the first year. Davidson's Hebrew Grammar and Reader was the text-book. The
Senior Hebrew and Old Testament Exegetical class, composed of the students of the
second and third years, met four times a week. Monday was devoted to Old Testament
introduction, general and special. For this subject a text-book was used, supplemented
by extracts from other books and by oral instruction. On Tuesday a course of lectures
was delivered on several of the Minor Prophets, and a brief course on the exegesis of the

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first oi^'ht chapterH of iBaUli. HeWrew wkh studied on WedtiosdHy. Selections were rend
from the more ditKcult bookn. PiirsinK, syntax, Hnd the niasnoriih received attention.
On Friday a course of leotureH was delivered on I'entateuchal CriticiHUi, the aim Itein;^
U) j^ivo a full and impartial statement of the argurrant for and against the viewH of the
new critical school. Students of the third year prepared a Hehrew critical exercise.
During the term two written examinations were held with satisfactory results.

III.— Apolooktics a:iu Svhtkmatk; Tiieoloov.

In the clafls of Apologetics, which meets daily, and is attended by students of t)ic
tirst year, attention is specially directed to the grounds of Theistic lielief, Anti-theistic
TlieoriuH, the Trustworthiness of the Gospels, general Christian Evidences and Compara-
tive Uoligi(m. In addition to rim vitcf examinations, two essays were re(|uired of each
gtudont, the subjects being " The Conception of God as Personal," and '"The World by
Wisdom knew not God."

In the class of Systematic Theology, which meets daily, and is attended by the
stiidonta of the second and third years, the subjects considered were, the Doctrine of
.Miiii, the Doctrine of Sin, the Person of Christ and the Atonement. ^ In the department
of Miblical Theology, which forms part of the work of this class, the special subject was
the Pauline Theology. In addition to the regular ex'^minations, each student was re-
(liiired to submit two essays, the subjects beini{. " Man made in the Image of God," and
"The Influence of St. Paul's Personal Experience uptm his Teaching."

IV. — Nkw Testament Exeoetics.

In the classes of the first year, which were attended by four students, the chief sub-
ji'ct of study was the life of Christ. Two days a week were devoted to an interpretation
(if the (iospel of Luke, of which chapters ix, 51,-xviii were read, together with selections
from xix-xxiv dealing with closing scenes of the life of our Lord. On one day a week
the early ministry of Jesus was studied as recorded in John i-vi. Another day was spent
on the grammar of New Testament Greek and Textual Criticism ; and the fifth on Intro-
duction to the Gospels and the history of Palestine in the time of Christ. Two essays
were written by the class, one on the term " Sqn of Man," another on "The Narratives
of the Infancy."

In the Senior class, which is attended by students of the second and third years, the
Epistle to the Hebrews formed the main theme of work ; and of this, chapters i-x, 18,
and part of xi, wore read with much care. On one day a week a passage from 1st Peter,
on which the class had previously handed in a written paraphrase, was critically dis-
cussed ; and in this way three chapters of the Epistle were dealt with. A weekly lecture
was delivered on the sources for the study and the history of the Apostolic Age till the
Cinnicil of Jerusalem. Students of the second year prepared ciiLical essays and exercises
on passages from the New Testament.

v.— Elocution.

The students of the third year met on thne days of the week during that part of the
course preceding the Christmas holidays. Sp..cial attention was given to the reading of
Forms of Service in Public Worship. Lectures were also given on the Public Statutes of
Canada so far as these relate to ministerial work. After the holidays, exercise in extem-
porary speaking took up the remainder of the time.

The students of the second year attended on four days of the week. The work in
this class consisted chiefly in reading from the Scriptures and selections from the Book
of Praise. Attention was also given to tht, ['nnciples of modulation, expressive delivery,
the uses of the imagination, and gesture.

On Friday of each week lectures were given on the sources of power in delivery.
At the close of the term the students passed a satisfactory examination, written and oral,
and the prize for the best reading of the Scriptures was awarded to Mr. W. H. Sedgwick.

Three hours of each day were devoted to the students of the first year. The work
in this class is largely individual, ant special attention is given to the removal of any
peculiarity in respiraticm and vocalization. At the close of the term this class passed a
very creditable written examination, and a prize was given to Mr. J. S. Ross for the
highest marks in the examination.

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A now (lopiirtiiie whs iimdo during tliu jivHt HUrtHJuii, tlio HtiidoiitH nf tliu soiMud liml
third yt^iirH liuiiii; roi|Uirod to dulivur i>xtuin|>uniry diNt'oursuK m tlic nroKeiu'ii nf tliu
ItrofuNHorn itiul of ihoir follow Htuduiitn. This oxurciNu, th<iii({h ivi tii'Nt ii littlu trying, wuh
found to III) vory |irolitikl)Kt mh\ wiin i^ruiitly ii|i|ii'U('iiitod Ity tho ntiiduiitn.

Koiir otiididiit ('.■-, cHiiiu foiWHrd for tho lirHt piirt of t)iu dttiirou of li.h., itiid till pHsx'ii
ert'ditalily. Tlioy uio iho Kov. A. K. KiBhor, 15. A., W \ Heor^u A. tirmit. M.A.; llil>
hort 1{. Kotid, 15. A.; (JoorKO A. Sutiiorliiiid, M.A. The Kov. Alliiii Mimhhi Hill. 15, A .
wlio |»iH8i'd th(> lirNt |iurt lust your, pruAuiitod hiiiiNulf for uxiiiniiiittion in thi> ni'cond piiii
ill till) dupHrtiiioiit, of Cliureh IliHtory. INIr. Ilill'N exiiiiiiuHtion wiis thoroui^hly niitiHfac-
tory. Hiiil th« do>;roo of H.I). whh confurrud u|Mm him lit Spring ('oiivo'jiilion.

During,' tho winter liio work of the Collonu whh much fiicilitatod l)y the (ucomniiHln
tioii of the iiuw ItuildiiiK, '^'"' ^''^ lihrnry is now to i< dc^rou liithurto imposniMu of ^mimi
adviiiitii^u to tho Ntiidunt, nnd Iihh liucomu it viiluiiblu fHctor in our educiitiotiHl triiiniii'.'.

Tho Somite would cull iitteiition to tlio fiict, thtit thougii the hocoii'' Jind third yours
Hre litr^'e, tho numlior in iittondHncu on tho tirst your is Niniillor thiiii ubuhI, iind they .iro
of opinion thiit II further diminution nmy ho reported next yortr. With tho demiiiidH ut
our own jirowiii),' fields iiiid of our North-West, to which, this year, at least four of our
graduates proceed, the necoHNity of «)ur T'roHhyteries directing; their attention to socurini;
Buitalile candidates for the ministry, is accentuated.

Respectfully suhmittod,

ALLAN roLLOK,

VliiuruKDi.

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I'UKSHYTEUIAN COLLKdK, MO.NTItKAL.

KKl'»»UT OF TKK MOAKD OF MANAOMMKNT OF THF JMtKSIlVTFUI AN
COI.LKOK, MONTIIKAL, Foil TIIK VKAU ISStJMJMM).

To till' Vcnei'uhle the (h'lieral Amembhj ;

'I'lif Hoiinl of Miiii!iv;*Hnfiil of tlu> I'lCHliytrriaii ('ollt-j^c, .Moiitifiil. in prcs-
t'liliii;; tlu'ir uiiiiiial report, desire to «'XpreHH tlicir i^rutitiKle to tlu- nieat MnuX of
till' Cliurcii for the meuHiire of siiecess voiiciiHafetl to llie iiislitutioii (liiriii^j tlie year.

'i'lu' total niiiiilier of stiuleiits enrolled was fifty-nine. Of this niinihei- twenty-
nine were in the 'rheoloj.;ieal Classes, tw<'l\<' of \\ liom completed their course.

The Board (lesire to |)lttce on record their appreciation of the .services of the
liite y\\'. .lohn .^^tirlinjj, whose re«'ent removal by <leatli they nionrn. From the
inception of tho College, Mr. Stirling acted as Secretary of the Hoard of Manage-
ment, and checrfidly devoted tim and thought to the furtherance of its work.

.\s will be seen from the ai companying financial statement . thiMc has been
added to the Endowment i-'und the sum of !!S44t>..'i7. Of this amount $42»!.;<7 were
received from the p]xccutors of the late Mr. .lames Kelso. County .Megantic. (Quebec.
It is pleasing to kiutw that the friends of the College remember it in this form. The
ordinary revenue has been sutlicieiit to meet the expenditure of the year, leaving
a balance on haiul of !i!427.4(). It is eiieoiu'aging to note that tlu' amount received
both from interest on investnuuits, an<l also from congregational contributions, are
in excess of last year. The generous friend, who. since the apiiointment ol' Pro-
fessor Ross, has met in full the salary of his Chair, continued t«» d(» .so lor the year
just endeil.

From the estate of the late Mr. (Jeorge Sherill' .Morrice there have been
received .•?!>, OOO, with which to found three lU'W scholarships, and !!<1. .'>()() to be
invested and the interest api»lied to the nniintenance of the Library. Mr. William
.1. Morrice. of Montreal, has intimateil his intention to found a travelling fellow-
ship of the value of .*.")()(» annually. This will l)e open for competition to the
students next .session. Dr. F. W. Kelley has also intimated bis intention of endow-
ing a scholarship of .'?i2") for competition among students in the Arts' cour.se, and
in the nu>antinu' will provide the amount from year to yeai'. .\s will be .seen from
the appended statement of the Treasurer, the funds of the College are fully
invested in securities, every one of which is in a satisfactory condition, the net
revenue derivable from these being about five per cent, per annum.

it is exceedingly desirable that the Endowment Fund Ik- considerably
increased in the near future, so as to provi<le income sutlicient for the sujiport ot
the Exegetical Chair, the subscrii)tions pledged for the period of five years in this
connection maturing next year. In the pre.sent prosperous condition of the
<'ountry. it is not unreasonable to expect that friends of the College will remember
its claims to liberal ami generous support.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

DAVID MORRICE, Chairman.
WM. YUILE, Secretary.
Montreal, May 23rd, I'MO.

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REPORT OF THE SENATE OF THE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE,

MONTREAL.

To the Venerable the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada :

The Senate of the Presbyterian College, Montreal, desires to express its grati-
tuJe to the Giver of all good on the successful termination of another Session.
Owing to an increase in the fees of the Arts Faculty in McGill University, and
other causes, the number of students enrolled has been somewhat smaller than
in previous years, in all amounting to flfty-nine, of whom twenty-nine were in the
Theological classes. This College and the University have taken steps to meet the
difficulty arising from fees by considerably increasing the number and value of
competitive scholarships, offered to students. The health of Professors and
students has been, on the whole, excellent, although two of the latter were tem-
porarily laid aside by sickness. One case of serious discipline involved suspt ion.

Professor Ross obtained leave of absence early in February, in order to avail
himself of an opportunity to travel in the East. Before leaving, however, he com-
pleted his courses of lectures, and the examinations on the same. Principal ^lac-
Vicar kindly assumed the hearing of discourses on his behalf, and the setting and
examining of the Honour papers in his department. Otherwise .the work of the
College went on as usual ; ■ the classes in Systematic Theology being taught by
Principal Mac Vicar ; those in Biblical and Church History and Apologetics, by
Professor Campbell ; those in French Theology, by Professor Coussirat ; those in
Introduction and Greek and Hebrew Exegesis by Professor Scrimger ; and those iu
Homiletics, Pastoral Theology, Church Government, and Biblical Theology by Pro-
fessor Ross ; Elocution was taught by Mr. J. P. Stephen. A. T. Taylor, Esq.,
F.R.I.B.A., R.C.A., not only gave his valuable services without fee, as lec-
turor in Ecclesiastical Architecture, but also offered a special prize in his subject.
The lecturers in Classics and Mathematics were: Messre. D. M. McLeod, B.A.,
and J. B. McLeod, B.A., with whom were associated as examiners, the Revs. E.
A. MacKenzie, B.D., B.A., and J. R. Dobson, B.D., B.A.

At the Entrance Examinations in October, 1899, the following students were
admitted :

To ihe Third Year in Theology — Mr, J. G. Hobman,

To the Second Year in Theology — Mr. E. L. Pidgeon.

To the First Year in Theology — Mr. J. H. Laverie, B, A,

To the Second Year, Arts — Mr, M. Jack.

To the First Year, Arts — Messrs. E. H. Gray and W. H. May.

To the First Year, Literary — Messrs. L. Bourgoin, A. Charron, A. Lauriu, E-
Melieres, G. L, Mitchell, J. D. MacKenzie, J. H. Sharp, W. Tucker, J. Woodsidct
and J. W. Woodside.

The following were admitted to the first year in Theology :

Messrs. \V. G. Brown, B.A., C. F. Cruchon, J. G. Greig, C. Lapointe, H. S.
Lee, B.A,, P. H. Luttrill, J. B, MacLeod, B.A., A. B. MacLeod, A. J. Rondeau,
and D. Stewart, B.A.

Post graduate work was undertaken by the Revs. D. D. Miller and Daniel
Fiske, B.A.

At the closing examinations in March, the following students completed their
years successfully :

Third year Theology — Messrs. L. Abram, H. Ferguson, J. G. Hobman, G. Mac-
Gregor, H. McKay, B.A., D. M. MacLeod, B.A., J. T. Reid, M.D., Jas. Stuart,
B.A., W. P. Tanner, W. D.Turner, B.A., J. A. Wheeler, and F. J. Worth, B.A.

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Hfcond Year, Theology — Messrs. W. Akitt, F. J. Anderson, A. G. Cameron, J.

D. Campbell, E. L. Pidgeou, G. W. Thom, H. H. Turner, B.A., and G.Yule.

First Year, Theology— Mesars. W. S. Brown, E.A., V. F. Cruchon, J. G.
Greig, J. H. Laverie, B.A., H. L. Lee, B.A., C. Lapointe, P. H. Luttrell, A. B.
MacLeod, and J. B. MacLeod, B.A.

Third Year, Literary — Messrs. N. V. McLeod, P. Mathieson, J. Swinton and

E. Tiirkington.

Second Year, Literary — Messrs. J. D. Morrow, H. 1). Robertson and W.
Toucliette.

First Year, Literary — Messrs. F. Bourgoin, A. Charron, A. Laurin, J. D.
MacKenzie, E. Melieres, G. Mitchell, J. H. Sharpe, W. L. Tucker, J. H. Wood-
>i(le and J. W. Woodside.

Successful examinations for the degree of B.D. were pa.ssed by the liev. Wylie
C. Clarke, of Brampton, and Mr. George MacGregor, the gold medalist of the year.
The Rev. J. L. Campbell, B.D., of Chicoutimi, and the Rev. P. A. Macleod, B.D.,
of Atwood, Ont., were a<lmitted ad eundem gradum. Part of the B.D. work was
taken bv the Rev. J. Nasmith, M.A., of the Univer.sity of Kansas, the Rev. D.
McVicar, B.A., the Rev. D. Fiske, B.A., the Rev. D. D. Millar, and the Rev. W.
Patterson, B.A.

The Rev. J. F. MacLaren, B.D., of Rocklyn, successfully passed the, pre-
!icril)e(l examination in the department of Theology, taking over ninety per cent of
the marks of the ten papers ; and the Rev. G. H. Smith, B.D., M.A., Ph.D., took
liigh standing in the department of Ecclesiologj', both candidates receiving the
degree of Doctor of Divinity. The Senate likewise conferred the degree cavsa
honoris upon the Rev. Allan Findlav, Superintendent of Missions, and ujyon the
Rev. W. A. MacKenzie, B.D., M.A.,'of New York.

The following awards were made at the Convocation on April 4th :

Students'' Gold Medal

Stitdents^ Silver Medal

P. Redpath Scholarship,

J. Redpath "

D. Morrice "

W. Brown

W. Paul

St. Andrew's, London

Crescent Street

H. Mackay

Lochead

J. Sinclair

Xor-lVest

Knox Church, Perth

William Boss

Hinnilton {McNab Street)

Emily H. Frost

Stirling • •

Xrw Edinburgh

Erskine Church

Elocution, 1st Prize

'• 3nd "

Ecclesiastical A rchitecture, 1st . . .

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" French "

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'■ J. B. MacLeod, B.A.

H. H. Turner, B.A.

E. L. Pidgoon.

A. B. MacLeod.

A. G. Cameron.

D.M. MacLeod, B.A.

G. MacGregor. B.D.

A. W. Lochead.

J. G. Hobnian.

H. S. Lee, B.A.

C. Lapointe.

L. T. Abram.

W. T. Touchcttc.

E. Melieres.

A. B. McLeod.

C. ITardv, B.A.

.1. B. McLeod, B. A.

H. H. Turner, B.D.

J. B. MacLeod, B.A.

J. A. Stuart, B.A.

H. Mackay, B.A.

U. Mackay, B.A.

A. G. Cameron.

A. M. Charron.

J. G. Hobman.

C. Lapointe.

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In iuMitiun to thcso awards the Senate has pleasure in informing tiie (^ienciai
Assembly, that, through the generosity of Mr. David Morrice, the Cliairman of iho
College iioard. and members of his family, it will be enabled to oHer for coinpc.
tition next session three endowed seholarshij)s, eaeh of the annual value of tifty
dollars, for ]>roficiency in theologieal study, from the estate of the late <it<)rj;e
Sheritr Morriee ; also a Travelling Fellowshii), to the value of five hundred dollars,
contributed by Mr. Wni. J. Morriee, and bearing his name.

The Alumni Assoeiation of the College, having elected the Kevs. J. F. Mac-
Laren, ]).D., Andrew Russell, B.A., E. A. Mackenzie, Ji.D., li.A., to re})reseiit it,
the Senate recommends that their names be included in the Senate of 1{)00-19(II.

All of which is respectfully sidnnitted.

I). H. MacVICAR, Prhicipal.

Presbyterian College, Montreal, April 19th, 1900.

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PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, MONTREAL.

IN ACCOUNT WITH REV. R. H. WARDEN, D.D., Tkeasurkr.

For the Year Ending March 31st, 19(X>.

I.— ENDOWMENT FUND. .

Becpipts,

By Balance oii hand, April Ist, 1899 8214,491 (il

Contributions 440 37

Interest from investments 9,713 05

Disbursementti.

To Interest credited to ordinary revenue $9,713 05

Balance on hand, April lat, 1900 214,937 98

II.— ORDINARY FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April Ist, 1899 $209 71

Interest from Endowment Fund 9,713 05

A Friend, Montreal 2,750 00

Exegetical Chair Fund 1,505 00

Congregational contributions 2,4*i5 80

Special contributions 280 15

Disbursements,

To Salary of Principal, Professors, Lecturers, etc $12,. 350 00

Gas, $456.17 ; Fuel, $1,090.05 1,552 22

Insurance, $213.75 ; Water, $128.04 341 79

Printing, Advertising and Stationery 199 31

Repairs, Furnishings, etc 831 70

Plumbers' accounts 123 79

Auditor's fees 25 00

French Board, for French Professor's sr.iary 1,012 50

Proportion of General Expenses 00 00

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 427 40

III.— EXEGETICAL CHAIR FUND.

Receipts,

By Balance on hand, April Ist, 1899 $500 CO

Contributions 1,505 00

Disbursements.

To Credit to ordinary revenue $1,505 00

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 500 00

$224,051 03

$224,651 03

),923 77

$10,923 77

$2,005 00

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IV.— SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND.

/Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April lafc, 1899 $5,924 00

G. S. M. scholarship 1,000 00

Mrs. D. M. scholarship 1,000 00

E. McD. M. acholarship 1,000 00

Interest from investments 284 70

Disbursements.

To Interest credited to Scholarship Ordinary Fund $284 70

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 8,924 00

v.— SCHOLARSHIP ORDINARY FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 $670 80

Contributions 688 00

Interest from Scholarship Endowment Fund 284 70

Disbursements.

To Scholarships and Prizes $983 50

Balance on hand, April Ist, 1900 660 00

VI.— LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 $460 00

George Sheriff Morrice Endowirent 1,500 00

Interest on investments 24 60

Disbursements.

To Interest credited to Ordinary Library Fund $24 60

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 1,960 00

VIT.— LIBRARY ORDINARY FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April Ist, 1899 $209 06

Collection at opening of College 17 30

Interest from investment 24 60

Disbursements.

To Books, Magazines, etc $8 10

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 242 86

VIII.— BUILDING FUND.
To Balance at Dr., April 1st, 1900

$9,208 70

$1,643 50

$1,643 m

$1,984 60

$1,98460

$250 96

$26,200 00

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IX.-CALVIN GOLD MEDAL FUND.

Beceipts.

By Balance on hand, April Ist, 1899 $602 34

Contributionfl 10 00

Interest from investments 34 20

$646 54

Disbursements.

To Medals (two years) $73 72

Balance on hand , April Ist, 1900 572 82

^64 6 64

X.-SENATE FUND.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 $1 94

Fees received for degrees 140 00

$141 94

Disbursements.

To Diplomas, etc $105 09

Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 •. 36 86

$141 94

' XL— McGILL COLLEGE FEES.

Receipts.

By Balance on hand, April 1st, 1899 $40 00

Contribution 5 00

$45 00

Disbursements.

To Balance on hand, April 1st, 1900 $45 00

XII.-PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Receipts.
By Balance on hand, as at April Ist, 1899 $4,540 13

BALANCE SHEET.

April, 1900. Dr. Cr.

College Endowment Fund $214,937 98

College Ordinary Fund 427 40

Exegetical Chair Fund ^ 500 00

Scholarship Endowment Fund 8,924 00

Scholarship Ordinary Fund 660 00

Library Endowment Fund 1,960 00

Library Ordinary Fund 242 86

Building Fund $26,200 00

Calvin Gold Medal Fund 572 82

Senate Fund 36 85

McGill College Fees 45 00

Profit and Loss Account 4,540 13

Balance 206,647 04

$232,847 04 $232,847 04

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The above balance is thus invested :--

City of Montreal stock

Mortgages : — C. P. R

W. C. ($1,566 and f 1,5(X)") '. '.

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Cash on hand

I have audited the books of the Rev. R. H, Warden, D.D., as Treasurer of the
Presbyterian College, Montreal, for the year ending March 31st, 1900, and certify that
the cash re« jipts have been correctly accounted for. The expenditure has been com-
pared with tne vouchers and agree? therewith. The balance sheet and accompanying;
statement, showing the details of the investments, are in accordance with the Ledger
accounts, and are certified correct.

ANDREW JEFFREY,

Auditor.
Toronto, Maij 8th, 1900.

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15,500 00

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QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE.

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.

The Trustees respectivt-ly submit the Itdlowiiij; Report of the Fifty-ninth

Session :

I. — Attkndanck.

The number of students continues to increase at the average rate, (from teu
to thirty per Session), which has prevailed for thirty years past. The to\ il number
last Session, in Arts, 'J'heology, Medicine, and Practical Science, was (UJO, an in-
crease of 25 over 18!>8-}>. The number in Theology was M. the following being
tiic names of those who comi)leted their three vears course to-day :

C. A. Ferguson, B. A. ; T. F. Heeny, B. A. ; W. A. Mcllfoy, M. A. ; I). A.
McKenzie, B.A. ; ILL. McKiunon, B.A. ; M. A. McKinnon, M.A. ; T. L. Trittie,
H. A. ; I). M. Robertson, B. A. ; J. S. Shortt, M. A. ; T. R. Wilson. B. A. ; S. A.
Woods, B. A. It may be noted that Messrs. Alexander, Frizzell, Gordon, I'ater-
soii and Walker, who were mentioned in last year's Report as having completed
tlic second year, went to Manitoba College for their third Session, in order to serve
the Church a year sooner in the North-West.

II. — Additional Professor in Theology.

We reported last year that, though $20,000 was still required for the endow-
ment of an additional Professor, it was resolved to make an a)>i)ointmcnt at the
next annual meeting of the Board, and that a Committee had undertaken to laise
the required amount. The action taken by the General Assembly with regard to^
the Century Fund, ma«le it impossible for the Committee to move in the matter.
It woidd have been disloyal to the Assembly to have done anytiiing. On the con-
traiy, the Finance and Estate ("ommittee, immediately after th'.; A.ssembly lose,
met and agreed to place at the disposal of the Moderator, the services of the Rev. Dr.
T. G. Smith — then General Secretary of the University, — his salary to be i)ai(l by
tfie University as usual. His severe illness soon after and his untimely death i re-
vented the good results that were expected from hisAvise co-operation, botli by the
("ommittee and the Moderator. In the death of Dr. Smith, the I'niversity lias lost
a truly loyal graduate, and the Church a devoted minister. Although the en«low-
ment of the chair had been but partially secured, the Board felt that a longer
delay in making an appointment was unnecessary, as„ only six month's salaiy
would be called for this year, and there could be no reasonable doubt that $40,000
would be forthcoming from tlie Century Fund before next May. From a list of
candidates placed before the Board's Committee, the name of Rev. Samuel ^Ic-
ComH M.A., a minister of the Irish Presbyterian Church, who sid)sequently
served the English and U. S. Presbyterian Churches, was selected, and the Board,
to-day, appointed him Professor of Church History, and History of Doctrine. Mr.
McCorab took an exceptionally brilliant course in Arts and Theology in Magee
and Belfast Colleges, and subsequently in Oxford and Berlin. His certificates are
from the highest authorities in Ireland, Oxford an<i New York. The Board feels
assured that the General Assembly will cordially ajiprove of this appointment and
will instruct the Presbytery of Kingston to receive Mr. McComb.

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Constitutional Changes.

The Trustees had before them suggestions with regard to making their
body more representative, especially of the graduates who are now the basal con-
Btitueucy of the Scottish Universities, and with regard to governing the theological
faculty by a special Board appointed by the General Assembly. A Committee was
appointed to consider the matter, and the Trustees respectfully ask the General
Assembly to ai)point a Committee to confer with it regarding the relations of the
Church to the University.

Financial Statement.

Although the amount receivea from the General Assembly's College Fund was
a little less than last year, we have again to report a small surplus revenue.
For four years i)ast we have had no deficits, for the Board then decided that no
matter what the ec )n()my that had to be practised, the existih.; deficit — whicJi had
accumulated from the partial failure of the Assembly's Collejre Fund for years —
must not be increased. On account of the addition of Professors Jordan and Mc-
Comb to the statl', the amount to be asked f-om congregations will be lai-ger than
before, and to this the old deficit may legif intely be added, when its cause is con-
sidered. Notice lias been received by the Bi a;c that the $2,200 hitherto given by
th» Temporalities Fund, ceases witli the close ' hssyear.

Alumni CoNFERiSNCE.

The annual meeting of this p ofitabir ' unference begins on the second Monday
of February. Many of the best ])aper' ad at it will be found in Queen'' a Quarterly,
the price of which is $1.00 a year. 1\. R. Carmichael, M. A., Queen's University.
Kingston, is the agent and managing editor.

The Calendar, Part 1, can be had gratia by applying to the Registrar.

Kingaton, May Snd, 1900.

J. B. McIVER,

Secretary- Treasurer.

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE,
KINGSTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 2nd, 1900.

Revenue.

Temporalities Board $2,000 00

Tlie Professors, IJenefi 'Maries of the Temporalities Board . 200 00

Kingston ObservatoiT — Grant from Government 500 00

Rent of Carruthers' Hall 1,250 00

Kent of lands 142 00

School of Mining for Lecturer on Mechanism 500 00

Chancellor's Lectureship 250 00

Hugh Waddell — Lectureship on Church Histoiy 250 00

John Roberts Allan — Chair of Botany 150 00

Fees 13,700 08

Interest on Mortgages and other securities : . . . . 20,112 29

General Assembly's College Fund :

Church Agents $2,124 48

Congregations contributing direct .... 1,315 27

8,439 70

Receipts for Scholarships 2,217 04

Interest on Jubilee Fund Subscriptions 8,283 01

Balance deficiency 8,273 58

t8g>207 70

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Expenditure.

Djfioienoy 1898-9 18,359 40

Sulariea— ProfcHBore and Lecturers in Theology 8,050 00

" Professors and Tutors in Arts 25,793 00

" Other Officers 2,955 26

Chancellor's Lectureship 250 00

Church Agents — Commission on Collections for General

Assembly's College Fund 60 00

Insurance 350 17

Library, Laboratories, Museum, Gymnasium, Ac 2,994 21

Practical Science Department . 879 99

Taxes, repairs and grounds 1,43G 29

Schohirship account 2,217 04

Advertising, i)rinting, stationery and stipplies 1,(587 58

Travelling cvpenses 434 35

Fuel, water, gas and electricity (510 70

Jledals and memorial brasses 75 61

Coutingencies 114 1 1

$56,267 70

Queen' a College, Kingston, May let, 1900.

Examined and found correct.

D. CALLAGHAN, ) .„..,«,.
J. E. CLARK, I ^«'**'o*-»-

J. B. McIVER,

Treaeurer.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S COLLEGE FUND.

Presbytkry of Sydney, C.B. — N. Shore St. Ann's, $10.00.

PRE.SBYTERY OF HALIFAX. — Halifax, Fort Massey, $35.00.

PRE.SBYTERY OF Prince Edward ISLAND. — Murray Harbor South, P.E.I.,
$2.00.

Presbytkry of St. John's.— St. Stephen's, N.B., $25.00.

PuKSBYTKRY OF QUEBEC. — Tlirec llivers, $5.00 ; Windsor Alills, $1.00 ; Dun-
dee, Zicm, $5.00 ; Hampden. $4.00; Melbourne, St. Andrew's, .$2.00.

Prksbytkry of Montreal. — Montreal, St. Gabriel, $20.00 ; Montreal, St.
I'aul's, $275.00 ; Hemmingford, $5.00 ; Lachine, St. Andrew's, $15.25 ; Athel-
stane, $2.00 ; Cliatham and Point Fortune, $7.27.

PRE8BYTERY OF GLENGARRY. — MaxviUe, $25.00 ; Comwall, St. Johh's, $40.00 ;
Lancaster, Knox, $12.61 ; Williamstown, St. Andrew's, $18.95 ; Pleasant Valley,
*1.00 ; Kirkhill, $15.00 ; Dalhousie Mills and Cote St. George, $8.00 ; Comwall,
$20.00; Lunenburg and Pleasant Valley, $10.00; Martintown, St Andrew's,
$10.00; South Finch, St. Luke's and Crysler, Knox, $10.00; Summerstown, Salem,
$8.20.

Presbytery of Ottawa. — L'Original S.S., $5.00; North Gower and Wei-
ll n<> ton, $5.00 ; Metcalfe, $2.50 ; Carp, Lowry and Kinburn, $5.00 ; Ottawa,
Knox, $10.00 ; Manotick, $1.00 ; Ottawa, St. Andrew's, $100.00 ; South Glou-
cester, $1.00 ; Stewarton, $10.00 ; Hawktsbury, St. Paul's, $5.00.

Presbytery of Lanark and Renfrew. — Douglas and Scotch Bush, $7.00 j
Arnprior, St. Andrew's, $25.00 ; Carleton Place, Zion, $18.00 ; Burnstown, $4.00 ;

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Beiikwith, $.">.()i); Si'otlaiul, Micksburfj, rtc, *7.*J') : .Mi<MI»'ville, 8t. Paul's, 11.00;
D.irliiif,'. St. I'. Icr's, $1.(M, ; Alriioiil*-, St. Andrew s. *•"».()(» ; Hrij^litsiflc iiiid Itnl-
bouHir, .flO.OO ; Hi'iiclitxuf?, *4.(M) ; I'aki'iiliiiiii, St. .Viidrew's, * l.i)() ; IVrllt, Knox,
$li'> 00 ; Cailc'tdii IMiue, St. Andrew's, *l". (»0 ; Lanark. St. Andrew's, #8.00;
Smith's Falls, St. I'aul's, *2r>.(»(» ; Clayton, *ll.OO; Hlakeney. $10.00; Castifronl,
$8.00 : Smith's Falls, St. Andn \vs, *:,'.').()() ; KentVew, St. Andrew's, $50.00 ; l^gau-
villc and Lake Doie, *8.00 • Almonte, St. John's, $13.00 ; Hathiirstand South Sher-
brooke, $3.00.

TaKSBYTERV OK BuocKViLLK. — Toledo, St. Andrew's, $5.00; Chesterville,
$3.00; Hrockvi'le, Finst Church, $40.00; llcckbtoii, Jli.OO ; Kemptviile, .-jtlO.OO;
Oxf<»rd IVlilKs, $4.00; Cardinal, $.").00 ; Maiusviile. $2.00; Soutn .Alountain, $4.00;
Morewood, $4.00 ; Prescott, $8.00 ; Morrisburg, Knox, $5.00 ; Caintown, $12.00;
Lyn, $28.00; Hroekville, St. John's, $25.00; Vank!.<'k Jlill, $10.00.

PuKSiiYTKUY OF KJN(iST()N. — Poland. $4.00 ; Camden and Newb'irjjh, $5.00 ;
Kingston. Chalmers, $105.00; Amherst lajand, $10.00; Belleville, Joliii St.,
$75.00; Kingston, Ceuke's. .$10.00; Lan.sdowne. Fairl'a.x and Sand Bay, $7.00;
KingsLon, St. Andrew's, $200.00; Ernestown, $3.00; Hay Bay, $1.5(1; IJatli,
$2.00; Sandhurst, $1.00; Napauee, $35.00; Collin's Bay. $2.25; Picton. .S..
Andrew's. $4.78 ; Matloc, St. Jolumba and St. Paul's, $20.00 : Sydenham. Knox,
$2.00; Madoe, St. Peter's, $4.50 ; Bylstone, $().00 ; MeDtniald's Corners, $l:!.()o ;
Elphin, $8.00; Snow Road, $10.00; Wet-ti)ort and Xewboro', $5.00; King-ton,
Zion. $10.00; (rananoq,.-, St. Andrew's, $15; Stirling, St. Au<lr«'w's, $5.00;
Deseronto, $1(5.25; Belleville, St. Andrew's, $30.00; Pittsburgh, St. Johns,
$2.0>j ; Wolfe Island, St. Andrew's, $3.00 ; Trenton, $5.00 ; Koslin, Thurlow and
Sidney, $5.00 , :\i-olrose, $3.00 ; Glenvale, Harrowsmith and Wilton, $10.00 ;
Bumbrae, St. Andrew's, $17.55.

I'liKsnvrKKY OK Whuby. — Fnniskillen and Cartwright, $18.00 ; Bowman-
ville, St. Paul'.s $6.00; Cshawn, $12.00; Dunbarton, $4.00; Brougham. St.
John's, $2.00; Pickering, St. Andre' 's, $4.00: Whitby, St. Andrew's. $10.00;
Utica, $1.00: Newtonville, $3.00; Scarboro, Melville S.S., $12.00; Kindall, i)0
cents; Orono. $2.00.

PiiK-i'.viKKY OK Petkrborough. — Peterborough, St. Andrew's, $30.00; Camp-
belli'ord, St. Andrew's, $24.00 ; Springville, $2.50 : Garden Hill, $1.00 ; Cold-
.spiings. $5.00; (>ntreville,'$20.(A) • CVbourg, $20.00 ; Baltimore, $11.00 ; Omemee,
Lakevale and Mount Pleasant, $5.')0 ; Havelock, $5.00.

l'Ki-:si{Yi'KUY OF LiNiviAY. — Feueloii Falls, $5.00 ; Scott and Uxbri<lge, *!4.00 :
Fenelon Falls and Soniervillo, $2.00 ; Lindsay, St. Andrew's, $9.03; < Jaiuebridge,
$5.00; Uivl.udge, ^^0.00 ; Beaverton, Knox, $7.00 ; Eldon, St. Andrew's, $15.00 ;
Bfca\erton. Si. Andrews. $22.00.

Pki';si{ytkky ok Tohonto. — Toronto, St. Andrew's, $110.00 ; King. St. An-
drew's, .v4().00 : Toronto. Old St. Andrew's. $154.00 ; Maple, $20.00 ; Scarboro.
Knox, *8. 00; Scarboro. Zion, $6.00; Fi.sherville. $1.00 ; Scarboro, Knox S. S..
$5.00; Toronto, Erskine. $25.00; Toronto. Central, $30.00; Scarboro. St. An-
drew's, $!I.OO; Limeiiou.se. $5.00; Streetsville, $3.00; Toronto. St. Fiio,hs.
$5.00 ; Richmond Hill. $5.00 ; Thornhill, $3.00 ; Toronto, Bonar Church, $lo.0(» ;
Toronto. Chalmers, $5.00; Georgetown, $5.00; Parkdale, Dunn Avenue, $20.00;
Laskay. St. Parl's and West King, $2.00 ; Toronto, Cowan Avenue, $5.00.

Pui:.?BYTKRY OF Orangkville. — Hlllsburgh, $3.00 ; Adjala. 50 cents ; Mono
Mills. $1.00 ; Flesherton, Chalmers, $7.00 ; East Garafaxa, Bethel, $5.00 ; Black's
Corners, $1.00 ; Erin, Burns Church, $2.00 ; Mono Centre, $1.00.

Prksbytery of Barrie. — Parry Sound, $5.00 ; Creemore, St. Andrew's,
$4.00 ; Oro, Guthrie, $5.00 ; Collingwood, $11.00 ; Essa First, Dunn's, $1.00 ;
Essa First, Burns, ^1.00 ; Essa, First, $1.00 ; Oro, Central, $3.00 ; Duntroon, St.
Paul's, $2.00 ; Orillia, «40.00 ; Elmvale, $5.00 ; Oro, St. Andrew's, $4.00.

Presbytery of Algoma. — Thessalon, $1.00.
fRESBYTERY' OK NoRTH Bay. — North Bay, St. Andrew's, $2.00.
Presbytery of Owen Sound. — Holstein, $2.00 ; Wiarton, St. Paul's, $2.00.
Presbytery of Sauqeen. — Cotswold $2,00.

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Prrbbytery of OUKf-Pn. — Alrnn, $1.00 ; ErmoHft First riiiinli, $3.00 ; Fer-
gu.i, St. Andrews, $10.00; Oiiolph, Chalnicr.^^, *,H.(»() ; FrrKHs, Mflvillc. *I0.()0 ;
Gait, Knox, *;?.S.OO ; Lanrel, $1.00; RotliHaN . *.">.00 ; Acton, Kno.x, #."),00 ; (;alt,
CcMitnil, $10.00 ; Flora, Chalniera, $.S.OO ; Waterloo, $1,00.

Preshytkry of IlAMtr/roN. — llumilton, Knox, $.'55.00; Hamilton, P!i-skipe,
$10.00 ; Cayi'K'i. <4.00 ; St. Catharines, Knox, $19.00 ; Siincoe, St. I'a.il .s, 17.00 ;
Colquhoun, $2.35 ; Dunbar, $5.00 ; Caledonia, $5.00 ; West Fhunboro, $r).()0 ;
Hamilton, St. John's, $15.00 ; Hamilton, St. Paul'H, $70.00 ; Weanisville, $5.00 ;
Abingdon, $2.00 ; Binbrook, $4.00 ; Clinton, $2.00 ; Hamilton, Wentwortb, $.'',.00 ;
Dundas, Knox, $21.00.

Prkshytkry of Paris. — Embro, Knox, $30.00; Brantford, Zion, $25.00;
Brantford, First Churoh, $5.00 ; Woodstock, Knox, $25.00 ; Brookton, $.'5.00.

Pricsbytery of London. — St. Thomas, Knox, $50.00 ; Fiiif,'al. $10.00 ; Lon-
don, St. Andrews, $20.00 ; Dunwich, Chalmers, $3.00 ; London, Chahn. r.s, $2.00;
Caradoc, Cook's, $5.00; Hyde Park, 2.5e ; Gleucoe, $5.00; Dunwich. Duff's
Church, .$3.25: London, Knox, $6.00 ; Lakcview, $1.25; Uutton, Knox, $10.00;
Mosa, Burns Church, $5.50.

Prksuytery of ("hatham. — Bethel, Bridge End and Kidge, $3.00; (^hat-
ham, St. Andrew's, $10.00 ; Chatham, First Church, $5.00 ; Tilbury Fast, $10.00.

Presbytery of Stratford. — Atwood, $1.75 ; St. Mary's, First Church,
$5.00 ; Logan, St. Paul's and Monkton, Knox, $6.00.

Puksbytery of Huron. — Brucefield Union, $5.00 ; Grand Bend,
Goderich, Knox, $15.00 ; Smith's Hill, $2.00 ; Blyth, St. Andrew's, $;',.00.

Presbytery of Maitland. Belgrave, Knox, $2.00 ; Kincardine,
$5.00.

Presbytery of Bruce. — ^Tiverton, $7.00; Teeawater, $10.00; We.st Brant,
$2.00 ; Chesley, Geneva Church, $5.00.

PRESHvrERY OF Sarnia. — West Williami, $5.00 ; Petroiia. $10.00 ; Sarnia,
St. Andr.-y s. $22.00 ; Watford, $1.00 ; Alvinston, Guthrie, $5.00 ; Oil City, $5.00 ;
South Plynipton, $2.00.

Presbytery of Mi.xedosa, Man. — Fairraount and Cadurcis, $(5.00.

Presbytery of Hegina. — Oxbow, Assa., $6.00

Pre-sbytery of Kamloops— Trail, B. C, Knox S. S., $10,00; Kaslo, St.
Andrew's, $10.00 ; Ve.'non, First Church, $3.00 ; Rossland, $15.00 ; Nelson, $5.00.

Presbytery of Victoria. — Alberni, $5.00.

Rev. R. Cliambers, Burdzag, Turkey, $10.00.

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Knox,

BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Receipts.

Balance from last year
Loan returned

$49 18

85 00

Balance on hand

$134 16

Kingston, May lat., 1900.

JOHN McINTYRE.

Treasurer.

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KEPOUT OF

THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF
KNOX COLLEGE.

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The Board of Management of Knox College renpectfully preHenta to tho UenerHl
Assemblv its fifty-aixth annual report, and also transmits the report of the Senate, tut-
ting forth the work of the Faculty and students during the past sesiton.

Sixty-tive students were enrolled in the Theological Classes during thd pant seseion,
and twenty-three of these graduated at the close of the Academic year. Sixteen Ktudents
took, during the past session, their second and third years in the Preparatory Courso
under the old system. As this Course has, under the new regulations of the Assembly
been discontinued, except for the benefit of those who had entered it under former con-
ditions, no new students have been admitted into this department. Provision was made
during the last session for the instruction of the students of the second and third yearn
in this Course. For the next session, however, the Board will be called on to provide
only for those who, last session, were in the second year, but will then be in the Kiiul
year. All students before entering the Theological Course will hereafter be re(iuired to
take a Degree in Artn, or a somewhat modified University Course. The Board hopes
that students will, as far as possible, proceed to a University Degree before entering on
their Theological studies.

The total receipts from Endowment and Congregational contributions have been
$17,104.27, while the disbursements have amounted to $17,049.'25, leaving an apparent
bal.'vnce of $55.02 in the hands of the Treasurer. Accounts which were unfortunately
delayed in being rendered at the time when the books were closed, and which have since
been sent to the Tre.'iurer, have changed this surplus into a deficit of upwards <>f .^oOO.

The Board observes with deep regret the decrease of congregational contributi'>ns,
which, combined with the continued fall in the rate of interest produced by investment?,
seriously diminishes the revenue of the College. The Board cannot refrain from expresH-
ing its surprise that upwards of three hundred congregations seem to think it unneces-
sary for them to contribute anything for Theological education.

During the past year the Board has received $1,000 from the executors of the late
Hon, M. C. Cameron, for the establishment of a Scholarship in memory of a deceased
son, and a like sum from Mr. David Morrice for a similar purpose. The fall in the rate
of interest har seriously affected the fund for the payment of scholarships, and unless it
be considerably increased the Board will be compelled to reduce the amount of many of
them.

The (juestion of the appointment of another Professor has occupied the careful
attention of the Board. It was hoped that it would have been possible for the Board to
have reported to the Assembly, that tiuiincial arrangements had been made for the
establishment of a new Chair, but unforseen difficulties having arisen, through vexatious
litigation, payment of a becjuest left the College for that purpose has been delayed.
Two suits affc;;ting this bequest have been successfully disposed of, and there is every
reason to suppose that a similar result will be obtained in the case of the third and last
action. As the income for the support of the Chair expected to arise from this bequest
will not thus be immediately available, the Board cannot proceed towards taking action
for an immediate appointment, but respectfully asks the consent of the Asse- bly to the
appointment of a new Professor being made by the Board before the beginning of next
Session, should circumstances warrant it— subject to the ultimate approval of the
General Assembly. The Board feels that the duty assumed by Professor Ballantyne of
teaching both Church History and Apologetics is too heavy a burden to be imposed on
him, and recommends that on the establishment of a new Chair a readjustment of the
professorial duties be made.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

WM. MORTIMER CLARK,

Chairman.

Toronto, May S9th, 1900.

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RKPORT OP THE SENATE OP KNOX CoLLEOE : SESSION 1899-1900.

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The following are the nAinea of thu atiidonta enrolled in the loveriil yean, in Theolof^jy :

77(i(ti lV(«r— Willi»m Beattie, W. J. Hooth, Henry Broad, I'. W. Currie, (J. M. Dunn,
U.J. KUiHon, R. F. Hall, J. F. Johnston, (ieor^e Keiidull, William J. Knox, M.A.,
N. H. MoOillivray, A. W. Mclntimh, I. W. Macnamara, Hugh Mathenon, V.,h Maxwell,
I'eter Reith, William Boyd Ronald, B.A., R. S. Scott, Marlow Alexander Shaw, M.A.,
.VIexander W. Shepherd, A. 0. Wiahart, b.A., Frank Sydney Wrinch, M.A.

Hecond Yenr—W. A. Bremner, Jamea Herbert Bruce, B.A., R. H. Carlyle, William
N. Carr, Richard Allan Crannton, B.A., Robert Wilson Craw, B.A., Richard Davidson,
15. A., A. W. Hare, Frank Cecil Harper, B.A., J. J. Haatie, James Howard Lemon, B.A.,
Robert J. McAlpine, B.A., Malcolm MoArthur, R. C. McDermid, Donald McKerroll,
n.A., W.C. Mercer, Hugh Munro, B.A., Henry James Pritchard, B.A.. W.G. Russell,
B.A., Norman Robert Douglas Sinclair, B.A., Murray C. Tait, B.A., Thomas Wardlaw
Taylor, B.A., Ph.D., James A. Wilson, B.A.

Fint Year—U. E. Abraham, B.A., A. L. Buroh, B.A., D. G. Campbell, D. J.
Davidson, A. L.Harvey, B.A., A. L. Howard, Oillies Eadie, A. J. Hunter, B.A., M.B.,
J. A. Miller, T. O. Miller, J. J. Monds, B.A., W. M. Morris, A. H. MacLeod, J. L.
Mcpherson, E. G. Robb, B.A., S. T. Steele, M. Telford, James A. Whillans, W. G.
Wilson.

Six of these students have not yet completed the year, havinf( taken only certain
subjects, under the system of University options.

The following summary of the Class Reports is given :

Dr. Gdcen conducted the classes in New Testament Literature and Exegesis, and in
Biblical Criticism. In the fortuor of these subjects the Senior Classes (Second and Third
Years) heard lectures in the first four chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews and on va.
1-8 of chapter vi. Lectures in Introduction to thu Epistles to the Romans, Corinthians
(I. and II.), and Galatians, were delivered to the Senior Class. The Greek Critical Exer-
cises of the Second Year were examined and criticised. The Senior Class prepared the
twalve first chapters of Hebrews for examination in Translation and Grammar.

The Junior Class read critically in the Gospel of John, chs. iv. : 130, and prep-^red
for examination in Translation and Graninmr chs. i.-xii. A series of lectures on ti*'.
principles and history of Scripture Interpretation was delivered to this Class. The Mon-
day lecture of each week was devoted to the subject of Biblical Criticism— dealing chiefly
with the sources and history of the Text of the Old Testament and the New.

Dr. MacLaren, as in former sessions, conducted the Classes in Systematic Theology.
The Senior Class, consisting of the students of the Second and Third Years, met four hours
weekly and heard lectures on the Decrees of God, Creation, Providence, the Origin of
the Human Race, Trichotomy, Man's Original State, the Covenant of Works, the Fall,
Original Sin, the Covenant of Grace, the Person of Christ, His Prophetic and Priestly
Oflices, including under the latter a partial view of the necessity of an Atonement. The
Confession of Faith, chs. viii.-xix., were carefully analyzed and studied in class, and Dr.
A. A. Hodge's "Outlines,", pp. 200-514, were prescribed for study.

The Junior Class (First Year) met three hours weekly and heard lectures on the In-
spiration of Scripture, the Rule of Faith, the Attributes of God, and the Doctrine of the
Trinity. The Confession of Faith, chs. i.-ix., was analyzed and studied in the Class.
This Class, also, had prescribed for study Dr. A. A. Hodge's "Outlines," pp. 65-199.
The attendance of the students was generally good, and their deportment excellent.

Dr. Proudfoot delivered thirty-two lectures in Church Government, and ten lectures
in Pastoral Theology to students of the Second and Third Years. He heard and criticised
forty-three discourses of students of the same years ; in this way teaching Practical Homi-
letics, and devoting to that subject as much time as was given to Church Government
and Pastoral Theology. He also prescribed Texts to students ot the Second Year. Dr.
Proudfoot, further, heard and criticised ten discourses by students of the First Year, who
voluntarily gave afternoon hours for that purpose.

Professor Ballantyne reports that in Church History the Senior Class studied the
history of the Reformation in Great Britain and Ireland. The leading features of Mod-

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ern Church History "ere likewise discussed, with special reterences to the churches of
Scotland and Engliind. To the Junior Class lectures were given on the history of the
Church during the first eight centuries ; the Apostolic period received special attention
in this course. Fisher's History of the Christian Church was prescribed as a text-book
in both classes, and the courses were conducted by means of recitation, discussion and
lecture.

Ill Apologetics, the Senior Class met once a week for the study of Anti-Christian
Systems of Religion. De la Saussaye's Manual was used as a text-book, and lectures
were given on the subject, following the outline indicated in the text-book. Emphasis
was laid upon recitation in discussion in carrying on the work of this class.

Proffusor McFadi/fn reports that the Senior Class m.et three times a week and heard
lectures on the Canon of the Old Testament, and on Introduction to Rosea. This book
was read and taken up exegetically in the class.

Every member of the Third fear wrote a Critical Exercise on some passage of the
Old Testament.

In addition to the terminal examinations, a written examination on the work done
during the former part of the session was held in January.

The Junior Class met three times a week, heard lectures on Hebrew Grammar and
Syntax, and on Introduction to the Psalter. Certain Psalms and a small portion of
Deuteronomy were read exegetically. In addition to the terminal examination, in this
class also a written examination was held towards the end of December, and weekly exer-
cises wore written.

Elocntiiin was taught during the first term by Professor William Houston, M.A., as
substitute for J. W. Bengough, Esq., who had again been invited by the Senate, as
authorized by the College Board, to conduct this department. During the second term
Mr. Bengough was in charge of the class in Elocution.

Mr. Houston dealt chiefiy with the subjor ts of Voice Culture and Articulation, his
lectures being introductory to those of Mr. Bengough, who was mainly occupied in teach-
ing the principles of Reading and Public Speaking, and in exercising the students in both.

In commencing his work, Mr. Bengough announced to the students his purpose to
give them marks in accordance with their work done in the class from week to week, in-
stead of defining their standing by means of a final examination. The students were
required to prepare brief compositions, which they delivered in the class, while they were
also practiced in delivery and reading of selections in the various kinds of 1 ;,erature. Mr.
Bengough remarks rhat the emphasizing of the importance of a good litera y style is essen-
tial in the training of those whose work will largely consist in public speaking.

I'REPARATORY DEPARTMENT.

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In accordance with the action of the General Assembly in 1898, abolishing the Pre-
paratory Course and substituting for it a three years' course, to be .taken wholly at <i
Un'versity, no students were admitted thia session into the first Preparatory year. It
was necessary, however, that provision should be made for conducting the classes of the
Second and Third Year. The classes in Greek and Latin were taught by Mr. Walter A.
Findlay, B.A., and the class in English %y the Re". George A. Fasken, B.A.

Third Yeav—W. W. Aitcheson, K. W. Barton, J. Burkholder, J.G. Cheyne, D. H.
Curry, J. A. James, H. Konkle, D. McKay, R. McKenzie, A. McTaggart.

Second Y^'ur—A. J. Campbell, D. T. McClintock, Thomas McCord, Alexander
McLean, John Walker, William R. Wood.

Angus Roebuck attended the classes of the Second Year for several weeks, but seri-
ous illness caused him to withdraw. H. B. Kitchen and R. B. Nelles, who gave atten-
dance last ye.ir, are now taking the University Course.

F. J. H. Bennett, a very promising student of last year's Junior Class, met his
death, by accident, in September last, while on his Mission field in British Columbia.
Mr. Bennett had done exceptionally good work on the Home Mission, and was greatly
beloved by all who knew him.

In Greek and Latin the entire work prescribed in the Calendar was overtaken. Each
student was re(iuired to translate or explain a passage at each meeting of the class. All
students were required to do some Prose Composition each week, and Grammar was care-
fully dealt with. The students of two years were combined in these subjects, and they
met ninety times during the session. Attendance w.-^s very satisfactory.

The class in English met twice weekly throughout the session, and a few additional

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meetings were held. The entire work prescribed was overtaken, and a few selections
from authors contemporary with Shakespeare and with Macaulay were read ; each stu-
dent was re(juired to write eleven ossays, which were discussed in the class. This exer-
cise proved of much value. Mr. Fasken expresses entire satisfaction with the diligence
of the students and their desire to take advantage of all opportunities afibrded by the
class.

During the session Mr. Fasken met twice a week with a student whose knowledge
of Greek was defective, and carefully drilled him in Greek Grammar. This student had
been entrusted to his tutorage by the Senate.

The students of the Second and Third Preparatory Years, attended the C'asses in Uni-
versity College, and the University of Toronto the Classes in English, History, Jjogic,
Psychology and Hebrew, as re<iuired in these years respectively.

THK LIBRARY.

The Rev. William Mc William, LL.li., Librarian, reports that the Library has, during
the past year, been used by students of the College and ministers of the Church to about
the same extent as in previous years. A number of books have been presented to the lib-
rary by friends of the College. Among these gifts, special mention should be made of lOli
volumes from the library of the late Rev. Andrew Wilson, which were presented by his
family. In all, over 400 volumes have been added to the library during the year now
closing.

There has also been procured during the year (and paid for out of a special fund) a
cabinet library register and card catalogue, which will prove a great convenience to those
using the library. More than 2,000 volumes have already been catalogued, and the
librarian hopes, during the summer vacation, to make good progress with the rest of the
library.

COLLEGK S0CI£XIE8.

The Litei-anj and Tliexlwjh-al Socichj, of which Mr. N. H. McGillivray was President,
met weekly for literary and elocutionary culture. Mr. H. Munro, B. A., has been chosen
President for 1900-1.

Mr. .J. W. Macnamara was President of the Ctllege Missionary Society. The opera-
tions of the Society extended from Ontario to British Columbia, and were carried on vith
much enthusiasm and with excellent results. The Society labors in fields which are set
apart for it — usually fields of a new and difficult character. There is probalily no agency
of the Church which accomplishes as much as the Students' Missionary Societies of the
several Colleges, with revenues so limited. These Societies, therefore, have very strong
claims upon the sympathy and support of the Church.

Last year the Knox College Missionary Society was represented in the field by twenty-
seven labourers. This year an equal number have been appointed. The officers of the
Society for 1900-1 are: W. A. Bremner, I'resident; S. H. Bruce, B.A., and H. J.
Pritchard, B.A., Vice-Presidents; A. J. Hunter, B.A., M.B.^ Recording Secretary ; A.
L. Burch, B.A., Financial Secretary ; J. J. Monds, B.A., Treasurer ; W. G. Wilson,
B. A., Correspoi,ding Seci tary ; J. L. McPherson, Secretary of Committee.

Saturday conferences of Professors and students were held as in previous Sessions,.
their main purpose being the promotion of spiritual life in the College. The Senate is
very grateful to the Rev. Dr. Potts, the Rev. Armstrong Black, and Mr. P. H. Burton,
for valuable addresses given at meetings of the conference.

The Senate has pleasure in reporting that five candidates for the degree of B. D.
will write in the examinations in the First Department, appointed to begin on May 7th,
The final examinations have been completed by Rev. Harry McCuUoch, B.A., and Fred
Barron, B.A., and the degree conferred upon them.

The degree of Doctor of Divinity has been conferred upon the Rev. Robert Peter
McKay, B.A., Foreign Mission Secretary of the Church.

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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PHIZES IN THEOLOGY.

First Year.

Central CImrch, Hamilton Scholarship, $60. . E. Q. Robb, B.A.

St. James' S(). Church, Toronto " 60. . A. J. Hunter, B.A., M.B.

Eastman " 60.. H. E. Abraham, B.A.

John King " 60. . /T. O. Miller.

Bloor St. Ohuu:h, Toronto " 50. . \j. J. Monds, B.A.

Goldie " 40.. /A. L. Burch, B.A.

Gillies (I) .. " 30.. \ W. M. Morris.

Qillies{IT) " 30.. Not awarded.

Second Year.

Elizabeth Scott Scholarship, $75. . Richard Davidson, B.A.

Knox Church, Toronto (I) ... . " 60.. James H. Lemon, B.A.

K7WX Church, Torotito (II). . . " 60. . f H. J. Pritchard, B.A.

Loghrin " 50. . \ W. G. Russell, B.A.

Jane Mortimer " 50. . /Frank C. Harper, B.A.

Boijd " 30. . IN. R. D. Sinclair, B.A.

Dunbar " 30. . James H. Bruce, B.A.

Third Year.

Bonar-Burns Scholarship, $80. . A. W. Mcintosh.

Fisher (I) " 60.. J. W. Macnamara.

Fisher (11) " 60.. Hugh Matheson.

R. H. Thornton, (Memorial). . " 60. . /F. J. Maxwell.

Heron " 30. ."IR. S. Scott.

Cheyne " 30. . A. C. Wishart, B.A.

SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES.

First Year,

Bayne Scholarship, $50 : for Proficiency in Hebrew on entering Theology. — E. G.
Robb, B.A.

First and Second Years.

The Prince of Wales' Prize, $60 : Essay on "The Ethical Results of Pantheism.' —
Hugh Munro, B.A.

Second and 'Diird Years.

Smith Scholarship, $50 ; Essay on "The Realization af God's Love as an Element in
Christian Experience." — Not competed for.

Brydon Prize, $30 : Special Examination on " The Effect of Calvinism on the Re-
ligious Life." s

First, Second and Third Years.

Clark Prize, (I), Lange's Commentary : for New Testament Greek. — Frank C. Har-
per, B.A.

Clark Prize, (TI), Lange's Commentary : for Old Testament Hebrew. — H. J.
Pritchard, B.A.

John Fenwick Prize, $20: for Essay on " Confirmations of Scripture from Recent
Discoveries in Egypt." — Frank C. Harper, B.A.

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UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS.

Second Year.

I. Kilgour Scholarship, $50 : E. A. Coffin.

II. Westminster Church Scholarship, $40.

The following Scholarships were awarded to students preparing for Theology in Knox
College who have the highest standing in the Oriental Department of University College,
Toronto.

I. Archibald McArthur Scholarship, $60 : Gillies Eadie.

II. McClure Scholarship, $45, name not reported. *

All of which is respectfully submitted.

WM. CAVEN,

Chairman of Senate.

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MANITOBA COLLEGE.

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR 18991900.

The Board of Management has pleasure in submitting its Twenty-eightli Annujil
Report, and in transmitting the Report of the Senate.

The last General Assembly appointed the Rev. Dr. Kilpatrick, of Aberdeen, as pro-
fessor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, and joint lecturer in Philosophy. Dr.
Kilpatrick entered upon his duties in October, and lectured in Philosophy till Christmas.
When the summer session opened in April, he took up the work allotted to him in the
Theological department, and is now carrying on his classes.

The choice of a Principal for the College to tike the place left vacant by the removal
of the venerated Dr. King, was left unsettled by the last General Assembl), and the
question engaged the earnest consideration of the Board. In October it was unanimously
decided to recommend the appointment of the Rev. William Patrick, D.D., minister of
St. I'aul's Free Church, Dundee. This recommendation was transmitted to the General
Assembly's commission which had been named to deal with such nomination, and the
appointment was unanimously made by the commission in February. Dr. Patrick
accepted the pu.sition and was inducted into office on April 12th, as Principal of the
College and Prnl'vssor of Old and New Testament Exegesis. It is a matter of great grati-
fication to the Board that its proceedings in this matter wei'e marked by such harmony
and cordiality, that so suitable a man has been secured for this responsible position, and
that he has entered upon his work under such auspicious circumstances.

The number of regular students enrolled in Tlieology for the current session is thirty-
one. In addition to these, Mr. Robert Boyle, who took the first part of his examination
as an ex?ia mural student last year, ha.s recently passed the second |)art of the same.
The total number of Arts students during the winter was 147.

Details regarding the work done in Theology and in Arts will be found in the Report
of the Senate.

A statement of the financial standing of the College, duly audited, is presented here-
with.

The contributions to the College from the North-West and from British Columbia
show a gratifying advance, and it is to be expected that with increasing numljers and
increasing ability, the West will bear annually an increasing share of the financial support
of the College, but the current expenses have had a heavy strain ]>ut upon them by the
appointment of an additional and much-needed professor, and it i.s hoped that the help
of the older provinces so generously given hitherto, will be continued till the gradual
growth of the home revenue balances the increased expenditure. The congregational
contributions from the Provinces of Ontario and (^Juebec amount to 82,.'^;"). 99, a shortage
of $142 as compared with last year. The Synod of the Maritime Provinces has gener-
ously sent us an annual contribution of $500 for several years, but for the year now
chising only .?24.'i has been leceived. We are encouraged i:o h(.ie that their gift will yet
be supplemented to the usual amount.

Continued thanks are due to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland for a repetition of
its nontrihution of £100, and to Mrs. Barbour, of Bonskeid, for a gifr. of £20 to the
Scholarship Fund. We regret to say that the Church of Scotland has been compelled,
by a deficiency in its Colonial Mission Fund, to discontinue its annua! appropriation of
£50 as well as to reduce its assistance to our Home Mission work.

The Board expresses its gratification that the increase in the in.fesHoriate has rend-
ered possible a re-arrangement of the Theological curriculum, and r.el'.eves that the cur-
riculum, as submitted by the Faculty to the Senate, and cordially adopted by that body,
will meet with the approbation of all conversant with the wants of 'he College.

The Board reports with gratitude that sums of money have been received to endow
two scholarships in the Theological department — one a contribution of $1,000 from the
estate of the late Principal King to perpetuate a scholarship which he had given annually

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in memory of his son, John Kalph King ; another, a like sum from the Niebet Academy
Fund ill memory uf the valuable work of the Rev. .James Nisbet, our first missionary to
the Indians. The Rev. Charles W. iJordon, of Winnipeg, and Dr. Gilbert Gordon, of
Toronto, have conil)iiied to give SoO a year as a scholarship in memory of their mother.
This was awarded for the first time last September, and l)ear8 the name of the Mary
Roliertson Gordon sclKilarship. St. Andrew's Church, Winnipeg, through the Kev.
Joseph Hoirg, has oH'ered a prize of $2~> f f r the best examination on the " Hules and
Forms of Procedure." The thanks of the Board are also due to the (io\ornor-(jieneral
for a Ijronze medal, to the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba for a silver medal, and to
the Alma Mater Society of the College for a gold medal.

A beginning has l)een made during the past year in establishing in the convocation
hill! of the College a portrait gallery of the men who have rendered distinguished service
to tlie College and to the Presbytprian Church in the West. The first picture to be hung
was that of the late Principal, Dr. King, presented by women of the city of Winnipeg
who had attended his lectures on Tennyson's In Mi'murinm. This was followed by a
portrait of Dr. Robertson, the Superintendent of Missions, presented by ministerial and
other friends in the North- West and British Columbia.

Til reference to the matters referred to t'. i Boards of the several Colleges by the last
(ieneral Assembly (minutes, page (12), this Board begs to slate :

First, That it recognizes the importance and desirability of having a uniform stand-
ard throughout the whole Church, and it therefore approves of the scheme adopted by
the General Assembly to establish an Arts course which shall (jualify a man to enter on
the study of Theology at a stage one year short oi that re((uired for che degree of B. A.

Second, As regards ([uestions numbers 2 and .'i, since they do not apply to Manitoba
College in its present circumstances, the Board has not given them any considerable
degree of attention, and asks to be excused from answering them.

During the year valuable additions of books have been made to the library at a cost
of nearly §500. Three hundred and twenty-eight volumes have been added by purchase,
chiefly in the department of English literature. Numerous gifts of books have been
received. In particular, thanks are due to the Rev. William Dewar, B.A., for 127
volumes ; to Mrs. Walker, widow of the Rev. William Walker, of Chatham, for forty- nine
volumes ; and to Sir Thomac VV. Taylor for nineteen volumes and thirty-five pamphlets.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

Winnipen, M<ty 19tli, 1900.

COLIN H.

CAMPBELL,

Chdinnan,

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REPORT OF THE SENATE OF MANITOBA COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR

1899-1900.

The Senate of Manitoba College submits to the General Assembly the following
report regarding the work of the year. That work has been carried on continuously since
the date of the last report, with the exception of a period of ten days last September, and
for a portion of the time in April and May the Theological classes and Arts classes mot
simultaneously.

I. THEOLOOY.

As was stated in last year's report, which was prepared after the beginning of the
summer session, much valued assistance in the regular class work in Theology was baing
given by the Rev. Principal Mac Vicar and the Rev. Dr. Scrimger of Montreal. The Hev.
Dr. Gordon, of Halifax, gave similar help during the latter part of he session. Special
series of lectures outside of the regular course were given in the course of the session by
the Rev. Dr. Iverach, of Aberdeen, on "Theism in its Relation to Modern Science and
Philosophy," by the Rev. Dr. John C. Gibson, of Swatow, China, on " Missiimary Prob-
lems and Methods," and by the Rev. Dr. T. M. Hamill, of Belfast, on the "Fatherhood
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The death of Dr. Kin^^ left the regular staff in Theology with only one member,
Rev. Professor Baird ; and hence it was necessary , as may be seen from the list given
above, to invite a larger number of visiting professors than in any previous session. The
thanks of the Synod are due to these gentlemen for their valuable and freely given
assistance.

The work of the current session "t being carried on mainly by the members of the
regular staff in the faculty of Theology, now happily increased to three. The Principal
is lecturing on the Book of Amos in the department of Old Testament Literature, and on
the Gospel of Mark in the department of New Testament Literature. At a later stage in
the session the other subjects embraced in the work of the chair will be taken up.

Professor Baird is lecturing on Church History, treating of the Reformation and
Modern Church History. He is teaching also the Junior Class in the Hebrew langua^'e.

Dr. Kilpatrick, in his class in Systematic Theology, is treating of the doctrine of the
Person of Christ, firstly, as presented in the Gospel narratives and especially in His own
testimony regarding Himself, and secondly, an exposition of the doctrine. The class in
Apologetic will take up the same theme — the Person of Christ — but it will be discussed
from the point of view of defence. A short aeries of studies in New Testament Ethic as
rooted in the Person and Work of Christ will also be given.

Three short series of lectures on subjects in the line of Practical Training have also
been arranged for. Dr. Kilpatrick is now dealing with the " Conduct of Public Worship,"
Dr. Patrick will follow with a course on "The Sacraments and Church Law," and Pro-
fessor Baird will discuss "Organizfition and Parochial Work."

Arrangements have been made, as in former years, for assistance from teachers not
belonging to the College stttff. The Rev. R. G. Murison, M.A., Lecturer in Oriental
Literature in University College, Toronto, will give a short course of lectures on the his-
tory of Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia, especially in their relation to contemporary Israel,
and will also lecture on Hebrew Exegesis. The Rev. Dr. Wright, of Portage la Prai-ie,
will give a short series of lectures on Homiletics.

l-.^X^The enlargement of the staff has led to a revision of the curriculum, and a redistri-
bution of subjects. The subjects to be taught by Dr. Patrick are those which are
included under the general title of Old and NewTesUim^nt Literature, viz.: the Exegesis
of the Old Testament, the Exegesis of the New Testament, Biblical Theology, Introduc-
tion, and the History of Old Testament and New Testament times. Professor Baird s
work covers the field of Church History, including in addition to that which is always
covered by such a title. The History of Doctrine and Symbolics. Professor Baird also
gives teaching in the Hebrew language. Dr. Kilpatrick's work covers the subjects of
Systematic Theology, Apologetic and Christian Ethic. Much attention has been given to
this re-arrangement, and the Senate believes that the curriculum adopted is in full har-
mony with the theological requirements of the day, and it is confident that the various
subjects embraced in it will be effectively taught.

The General Assembly will, as the Senate believes, note with satisfaction that not
only is theoretical instruction amply provided for, but that special attention is given to
training the students in their future duties, such as the reading of the Scriptures, the
conduct of public worship, the administration of the Sacraments, deali*-^ with enquirers,
the visitation of the sick, and the management of business in the scasion, deacon's court
and Presbytery. The method followed is analogous to clinical instruction in medicine,
and the work is chiefly done by the students themselves.

The revision of the curriculum and representations made to us have led us to request
the theological faculty to consider and report upon the existing B.D. regulations, with a
v'ew to their improvement. We hope to publish the new regulations which we may adopt
in the forthcoming calendar. It is our (ionviction that while maintaining and even raising
the standard of schok.rship required for the degree, we may induce a much larger number
of our graduates to offer themselves as candidates.

The students of Theology now in attendance are as follows :

III. Year— Wesley Akitt .T. A. Beattie, B.A., W. F. Gold, G. C. Grant, W. J.
Inglis, B.A., D.ivid Lang, B.A., R. A. Lundy, R. C. Pollock, A. M. Skead, John Smith,
J.G. Stephens, W. B. Tate, J. H. Wallace, B.A.

II. Year — J. A. Cormie, B.A., Hugh Hamilton, Andrew Little, J. R. McAllister,
Samuel Lundie, B.A., R. J. Macpherson, B.A., H. J. Robertson, J. W. Stephen, W. 0.
Rothney.

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I. Yevr— 0. L. Foote, B.A., Tiios. Kirkpifcrick, J. F, Millar, B.A., F, Mclnnes
Ri)bt. McMiliaK, B.A., M. J. Macpherson, J. G. Raid, D. A. Stewart, B.A., Harry
Walker.

Extra Mural — Robert Boyle.

Scholarships were awarded as follows at the close of the last summer session in

Theology :

III. YEAR.

The Robt. Carswell Scholarship, $70 D. L. Gordon, B. A.

" Robt. Anderson 50 /Joseph Ball.

" Mrs. Barbour 30 \ J. R. Robertson, B. A.

" Mrs. Barbour 2ad prize 20 L. S. Hall.

II. YEAR.

The Robt. Carswell Scholarship, $70 D. K. Grant, M.A.

" Robt. Crawford " 50 D. Lang. B.A.

" Ruth Russell Winchester " 40 J.E.Hogg.

" Mary Ferine Tait " 40 J.G.Stephens.

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I. YEAR.

The John Ralph King Scholarship, $()0 R. .T. Macpherson, B.A.

" Mrs. Barbour " 50 T. W. Taylor, Ph.D.

" Geo. R. Crowe " 50 / Hugh Hamilton.

" John Black " 40 ' Geo. Yule.

OPEN TO ALL THE YEARS.

The Miry Robertson Gordon Scholarship, $50. . D. K. Grant, M.A.

II. ARTS.

One hundred and eight students of the College have presented themselves for the
examinations of the University of Miinit()l)a, a larger number than ever before in the
history of the College. Of these, twenty-five are members of the Senior B.A. class ;
twenty-two belong to the Junior B.A. ; thirty-one to the Previous ; nineteen to the Ma-
triculation ; ten to Matriculation Part I. ; and one to Medical entrance. The total num
ber of Arts students enrolled during the session was 147.

The names of the Senior B.A. students are as follows :

W. J. Andrew, E. Beveridge, I. B. Bauson, R. A. Clackson, Jas. F. Creighton,
Josephine M. Dickie, Jessie A. Falconer, Roderick Gillies, Hugh Hfimilton, Gertrude
E. M. Henry, Fred Inglis, H. M. Irwin, Eleanor Jones, .J. Gertrv.de Kerr, M. Frances
Logan, A. M. Matheson, A. O. Macdonald, Mary A. Matthev^ Robt. E. Pow, Hugh J.
Robertson, Jas. G. Reid, J. G. Stephens, A. \V Sutherland, S. D. Wark, Hugh W.
Watson.

Dr. Bryce has taken the higher English classes, and has also conducted the depart-
ment of Biology in the joint lectures arranged by the L^niversity of Manitoba.

Prof. Hart has conducted the higher classes in French and part of those in Classics.

Prof. Baird, from the New Year onward, lectured to the claases in Logic and I'olitical
Economy, and also taught a class in German.

Dr. Kilpatrick conducted a class in the department of Mental and Moral Science
from October till Christmas.

Mr. James, in addition to his usual duties as house master in the residence, taught
some of the junior classes in Mathematics, and joined with the I'rofessors of St. John's
College and Wesley College in teaching the united classes of the three Colleges in higher
Mathematics.

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Mr. Clark, as before, conducted junior claases in ClasnicH, and took part in the
teaching of the Honour Clasaics.

Dr. Manahan continued to take the greater part of the Phih>8oi)hy in the Honour
Mental and Moral .Science course, and also assiHted with junior classes in Mathematic
and History.

Mr. Davis, as last year, taught junior classes and classes as high as the standard of
the previous examination in the Department of Modern Lanj^uages.

The Senate takes pleasure in acknowledging the debt of gratitude for thoroughness
in teaching and for excellence in discipline which it owes to these younger members of
the start' — Messrs. James, Clark, Davis, and Dr. Manahan.

Co-operation with other Artt; Colleges in the city has been continued and extended.
For several years the candidates in Honour Science from all theColleges have met togotiier
and have been taught in common I >' thi three Professors from Manitoba, Wesley and St.
John's Colleges, who ap| •^ion vork " ong themselves During the past year sinii

' ,^e department of Mathematics. The arrange-
\ Va esley College for joint teaching in the depart-
^.nence and German, have been carried on to even a

lar joint teaching has bee> i" ^ or
ments between Manitoba
ments of Classics, Mental ar
greater extent than hitherto

The students' societies, theological, i, issionary, literary, musical and athletic, and
the Colhiji' Jourudl, have been in efl'ective operation, and have exercised a healthful intlu-
ence during the year.

The Senate acknowledges Nvith thankfulness the goodness of (Jod in the health vouch-
safed to stafl' and students, in many other blessings temporal and spiritual, and not least
in His guiding hand manifested in the transition which followed the death of the late
Principal, Dr. King.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

Winnipetj, Maij 19th, 1900.

\VM. PATRICK,

Principal.

KIN a:

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Personal
Grant by tl
Contributil
Territ
Interest oi
Fees of St

Salaries o
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Salaries o
Expenses

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FINANCIAL STATP]MENT OF MANITOBA COLLEGP:. FROM
MAY 4th, 1891), TO MAY 4th, 1900.

I. OKIik.NAKY Kt;NI>.

Hecciptn.

To Balance on hand May 4th, 1899

" Congregational appropriationsandcoUectionB :

Ontario and Quebec I^2,.'}45 99

Maritime Provinces 24.'} 20

Personal Donations by friends in Ontario and Quebec

Grunt by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (£100)

Contributions of the Synods of Manitoba and North-West

Territories, and of British Columbia

Interest on Investments :

Fees of Students in Arts and Hoard of Resident Students. . . .

Total Receipts.

Uiaburiiements.

Salaries of Principal and Professors Bryce, Hart,

Baird and Kilpatrick $8,«11 73

Salaries of ^ ,-curers in Arts Department :{,800 0(

Expenses (in part) of Summer Session 431 (iO

Additions to Library and Journals for Reading

Room 11494 .'«

Priivting of Calendar, Postage, etc 27.'^ 20

Furnishings for Residence $1.'U 2li

Maintenance of Grounds, Plumbins; and Re[)airs o'M 07

TH,\es and Insurance

Interest on Miss Perine's donation according to agreement. . .

l<\iel «980 50

Water ISA 11

Li<M .S82 18

Supplies for Residence, and Wages of Matron and Servants. .

Proportion of P]xpen.se8 in Toronto Office

Contingent Fund

Contributions to Removal Expenses of Principal and Dr. Kil-
patrick

Total Disbursements.
Ry Fialance or. hand

Total

$82 62

$2,589 19
927 00
490 00

4,800 00
4,li94 22
7,7-17 11

$21,237 52

$21,320 14

12,843 38

7<)7 58

«65 90
115 41
120 00

1,495 79

4,205 63

120 00

20O 00

750 00

$21,283 69
36 45

$21,. 320 14

To Balance on hand, May 4th, 1899.

Mrs. Barbour, Bonskied (£20j

G. R. Crowe, Winnipeg

Gordon Memorial Scholarship

Interest on Investments

II. SCHOLAK-SHIl' FUND (HKVENL'K).

Hercipts.

$727 59

97 28

50 00

26 00

$950 87

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. Expenditure.

Scholarships awarded J7IW 40

Balance on hand, May 4th, 1900 217 47

III. HCH0LAR8HII' FUND (uAPITAL). ,

Receipts.

To Balance on hand, May 4th, 18W> ^h.hm 87

John Ralph King Scholarship 1,000 00

Niabet Memorial Scholarship 1,000 00

Stocks 1,400 00

Interest on Investment 2() 00

DisbursementD,

Credited to Ordinary Scholarship Fund $26 00

Stocks 1,400 00

Balance on hand invested or awaiting investment 7,580 87

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IV. ENDOWMENT FUND.

Receipts.

Balance on hand, May 4th, 1890 $66,713 95

Interest on Endowment and on Cash in Bank 4,694 22

Disbursements.

Credited to Ordinary Fund $4,694 22

Balance on hand. May 4th, 1900, invested or in Bank awaiting

invflistraent 55,713 95

V. CONTINGENT FUND.

Balance on hand. May 4th, 1899 $1,242 00

Credited from Interest on Investments above a given rate . . . 200 00

Balance on hand, May 4th, 1900

VI. SUMMATION.

Receipts.

Total for Ordinary Fund, including Fees and

Board of Resident Students $21,237 62

Scholarship Fund 223 28

Contingent Fund. 200 00

$21,660 80

Balance of Ordinary Fund, May 4th, 1899 .... $82 62

Balance of Scholarship Fund, May 4th, 1899. . . 727 59

810 21

$!».■)( I M7

$8,95ti 87

J,Orj() 87

,408 17

,40« 17

1,442 00

$22,471 01

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Disbnr»ements.

Tdtftl for Ordinary Expenditure, including Board

of Resident students 821,2h:{ ♦•<»

Scholarships awarded 7.'i<'i 40

Credited to Contingent Fund 2(K) (M)

;st22,217 09

Biilance to Credit of Ordinary Fund 83(> 40

Uiiliince to Credit of Scholarship Fund 217 47

26:5 92

822,471 01

BALANCE SHEET. I)H. CR.

( )r(Uiiary Fund ^'M 45

College Endowment Fund 55,71:5 95

Scholarship Fund (Capital) 4,:i(M» 00

Scholarship (Robert Carswoll, Capital) 2,iVM) H7

(Jno. Ralph King) " 1.0<K> 00

(Nisbet Memorial) '* l.(K.M) 00

Fund (Ordinary) 217 47

Contingent Fund 1,442 00

Sundry Small Accounts 31 45

Merchants Bank of Canada (Cash in Bank) $l,74!t lit

Stocks, Loan Co's 1,400 00

Mortgaged 58.H!t3 00

Principal's House 4,;i.S0 (X)

__$!<{(), 372 19 .^OH..S72 19
Audited and found correct. ~^^~~'~~"

J. M. xMATTHFW, ANDREW B. BAIRD,

Maij 19th, 1900. Auditor. Treasnnr.

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PERSONAL DONATIONS FROM ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

FOB THE YBAR 1898-9 (aOUITIONAL).

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John Cassils, Montreal

J. C. Kin«, "

Hon, E. H. Bronaon, Ottawa

C. Cockahutt, Brantford

Joseph Henderdon, Toronto .

D. Coulson, •«

D. M. Tait, St. Thomas

T. A. Dawes, Montreal

G. R. Blyth, Ottawa

A. McMiohael, Toronto

Hon. E. H. Bronson, Ottawa . . .
D. B. MacLennan, Cornwall. . . .

J. DinRwall, "

John Knox, Hamilton

Wm. Vallance, "

Thompson and Smith, Strathroy.

R. A. Goldie, (Jalt

John L. Morris, Montreal

li>25 fJO

50 (X)

50 00

25 (X)

25 00

11 THE 1

mo 00

25 00

26 00

25 00

20 00

25 00

10 00

26 00

5 00

10 00

Gunn Bros., Toronto flO ()0

A. U. Creelman, " 25 0()

B. E. Walker, " 25 <H)

John Gowans, " 25 (K)

B. Jennin^s, " 25 (Ml

S. F. MoKinnon, '* 25 (H)

Rev. And. Henderson, Toronto.
Dr. Gilbert Gordon, Toronto,

Scholarship Fund

John Garland, Toronto

Robt. Kilgour, "

Geo. Vallance, Hamilton

John Watt, Toronto

Joseph Kilgour, "

D. (iunn, "

A. R. Creelman, "

Colin McArthur, Montreal

82 tJ<)

25 00
10 00
10 00
25 (K)
20 00
50 00
2n 00
25 00
IW 00

PERSONAL DONATIONS IN MANITOBA.

R. M. Thompson, Winnipeg ....
Rev. Jas. Farquharson, Pilot

Mound

A Friend, Manitoba

Rev.S.W. Thompson, Qu'Appelle
Rev. Prof. Baird, Winnij. ^ . . . .
Rev. C. W. and Mrs. Gordon,

Winnipeg

Rev. C. W. Gordon (Scholarship

Fund), Winnipeg

G. R. Crowe (Scholarship Fund,

Winnipeg

Rev. Principal Patrick, Winnipeg
Kenneth Mackenzie, '^

25 00

J. B. McLaren,

Winnipeg

$25 00

E. F. Hutchings

25 00

16 00

John Leslie,

25 (M)

26 00

Jamef Stuart,

25 OO

20 00

David Horn,

25 00

W. D. Russell,

25 00

Wm, Whyte,

25 00

50 00

W. E. James,

12 00

Wm. Clark,

25 00

26 00

Rev. John Fotheringham,Grenfell

5 00

Rev. J. A. Ferguson, Sandon, B.C.

6 00

50 00

Rev. H. Young,

Ymir, B.C

5 00

50 00

Alex. Macdonald

, Winnipeg

25 00

26 00

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REPORT OF THE PKESBYTEKIAN LADIES' (.'OLLEGE,

OTTAWA.

To the Venerable the General Assembly :

The Board of Direotors of the Prt'shytorinn LiuUch' College, Ottawa, is happy
to lie able to report a year of sueeessful work.

There has been a large iiierease in the miinher of pupils in attendance, and a
corresponding increase in revenue.

The number of pupils enrolled, who have taken full or partial courses during
the year, is 141. Of these, forty-six were in residence.

The estimated revenue is $13,H00, and the exi)enditure is estimated at about
tlio same amount.

The sum of 11,200 has been expended in renovating and refiu'ni.shing. This
lias added greatly to the appearance of the rooms and the comfort of the pupils.

T." every department the work done has been of a high order, and the progress
of liu' pupils satisfactory.

Mrs. Ross, as House-Mother, has fully realized our expectations, so that the
young ladies find in the College the atmosphere of a cultured Christian home.

It is hoped that in connection with the Century Fund movement the greater
part, if not the whole, of the debt upon the College buildings will be removed.

The Board feels confident that the College, provided as it is with comfortable
residence, careful and wise supervision of the Home Department, and a staff of
thoroughly efficient and experienced teachers, is worthy of and will receive the
lulk'st confid«' ce and most liberal patronage of the members of our Church.

W. T. HEKRIDGE,

President.

W. D. ARMSTRONG,

Managing Director,

Ottawa, May 22nd, 1900.

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
BRANTFORD YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGE FOR
1899-1900.

To the Venerable the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada:

The Directors of the Braiitford Young Ladies' College respectfully present to
the Assembly their twenty-sixth annual report. The attendance during the year
of regular boarders and day pupils has been 109.

The teaching staff, under the direction of the Rev. Principal Cruikshank, have
maintained the high standard of instruction set forth in the calendar, and have
sought diligently to mould for Christian usefulness the young ladies entrusted to
their care. Most careful attention has been given to biblical history and literature,
especially in their relation to daily life.

The Charter of the College has been amended during the year so as to include
the Conservatory of Music, and that department has been ex^3nded, embracing in
all a staff of twenty-five teachers and three hundred pupils. Additional accom-
modation has been provided outside the College building whereby students of both
sexes may enjoy the advantages of Conservatory instruction. The depirtmeiit
continues under the able directorship of Mr. \V. Norman Andrews of Louvlon and
Leipzic. Affiliation with the Toronto College of Music affords special facilities to
students following the lines of a university curriculum. Last year forty pupils
passed successfully one hundred and sixteen examinations conducted by the
Toronto College of Music, five of the number receiving the artist's diploma
(A. T. C. M.)

The Art department has made very satisfactory progress under tlie super-
vision of Mr. I. R. Seavey, who entertains bright hopes for the future.

The Moderator of the General Assembly visited the College during the year,
and can speak highly of the purpose and work of the Institution.

In again soliciting the patronage and sympathy of the Church at large the
Directors would respectfully call attention to the lack of religious instruction iu
the educational system of the Province, and to the growing need of strong and
definite teaching of the evangelical truths of our faith. This College, with kindred
institutions, are seeking to meet this great requirement and desires the loyal sup-
port and sympathy of the whole Church.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

WM. WATT, Jr.,

President.

W. R. CRUIKSHANK,

Brantford. May JOth, 1900,

Secretary.

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197

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE
CHURCH AND MANSE BUILDING FUND OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA FOR MAN-
ITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES
FOR THE YEAR 1899-1900.

In presenting its eighteenth report, your Board begs respectfully to inform the General
Assombly that the past year was the most active in iti history. Tlie chief industries of the
country have been fairly i)rosperous and remunerative during the past few years, and hence
the circumstances of the people have improved; railway building has been active, opening up ex-
tensive farming districts for settlement ; ard the indow of immigranta has been steadily
increasing, tilling up old :<ettlements aau occupying new districts. These all have iiad their
effect in stimulating church and manse erection. And, although, a severe strike was in force
in tlie Kootenay district among the miners, yet in nwilway-building, and even in mining by
contract, a large force of men found employment, notwi£4tstanding the strike. The strike is
liappily settled ; and the intiow into the farming districts promising to be unprei.edentedly
iarye for the present season, it would seem us if the year 1900 would be e(jually active with
1S99.

RECORD FOR THE YEAR.

The Board, during the year, assisted in the erection of forty new churches and eight
manses : it made a loan on a church previously built, to reduce interest and help the congre-
gation to lower its claims on tha Augmentation Fund ; and made a loan to a mission whose
people are widely scattered to enable them to build sheds to shelter their horses in the severe
winter weather. To one congregation to which & grant was made, the Board made (contrary to its
general practice) a temporary loan to save embarrassment ; and it increased to another con-
gregation a grant previously made from 8100 to §150.

HOW AND WHERE HELP GIVEN.

(Jf the assistance given, iu twenty-two cases it was by way of grant and in thirty by way
of loan. Of the new churches, two are in Ontario, fourteen in Manitoba, thirteen in the
North- West Territories aud eleven in Btitish Columbia. Five of the manses are iu Manitoba,
two in the North- West Territories and one in British Columbia. Of the congregatious helped,
two are in the Presbytery of Superior, three in Winnipeg, six in Rock Lake, three in Melita,
one iu Portage la Prairie, two in Brandon, live in Minnedosa, four in Ret^ina, one in Calgary,
nine in Edmonton, one iu Kamloops, six in Kootenay, four in Westminster and two in Victoria
Ot' the nuinses, three are in Rock Lake Presbytery, two in Minnedosa and one each iu Melita,
Calgary and Kamloops.

The grants made amounted to §"2, 640 on buildings valued at $15,950 and the loans to
'?l'>,3O0 on buildings valued at $14,810. The outlay of the Board thus amounts to .'J17,940 on
property valued at §60,230.

RECORD OK EIGHTEEN YEARS.

In 1882, when the Board was first appointed by the General Assembly, there were only
ei£!liteen churches and three manses in all the country between Lake Superior and the Yukon.
Till' Board has since that time assisted in the erection of 364 churches and seventy-six manses,
or 440 buildings in all, worth, exclusive of the land on which they stand, .$583,820. Only
about one-fifth of the money controlled by the Board has been employed in the erectiou of
manses, while four-fifths was employed in the erection of churches, and yet the rent saved by
tlie manses would yield interest at the rate of between nine and teii per cent, on the total capi-
tal entrusted to the Board. The saving of money eflfected by the erection of manses is a direct
contributioa to the Home Mission and Augmentation Funds.

198

NISBKT ACADEMY.

From the diviaion of the assets of the Nisbet Academy, sanctioned by the last General
Assembly, the Board received Mie net sum of $5,122.98, which wa:< added to capital.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FV.W.

Your Board is gratified to learn that it is co participate in the amount to be raised Id con-
nection with the Twentieth Century Fund. Betwcun the extremities of the territory in which
the opera I ou a of the Board are carried on is a distance of 3,500 miles. The volume of inimi
gration into tiiis part of the Dominion is steadilj increasing — 40,000 in 1898, 50,000 in lN!t(),
forecast for 1900, 70,000 to 75,000. The mosr, f f these people are beginning life ; for a few
^•oars they are not making, but sptn.Ung money, and have little o invest in churches or
manses. Many of thtm are from sections where little attention was paid to their rel-gious
wants, and they have become indifferent, if not hostile, to religion. If visibility is to be given
to religion, if the necessary accommodation is to be possessed for Sabbath Sohool work or the
Services j* the Sanctuary, a chu'^h is necessary ; and, without help, the people feel uneiiual
to the task of building. And tht- -elp given by the Board now is so inadequate that building
is often postponed beyond the tim hat prudence suggests. The average grant of your Board
is only $120, that of the American i resbyterian Church (North) over $450. Could the Hoiird
double its grantr in amount, buUdings would be erected earlier, and the cause of religion
greatly advanced. The increase ot the capital of the Board, it is hoped, will enable the Board
to increase its grants in number and amount.

Elra—A.
line of Manin

Daleshoro
eight miles tc

miles east of

ACTIVITY OF THE FUND.

wmm

That the receipts on account of 'oans made in previous years amounted to $11,747.52 and
embraced seventy-five items show the Fund to be fairly active, and that there is a geueral dis-
position on t le part of congregucions to refund money.<; advanced to them. Under instructions
from Synods, Presbyteries are interesting themselves more and more in seeing that loans are
repaid.

DETAILED STATEMENT.

As has been done in other years, a detailed statement of grants and loans is herewith ap-
pended, showing the mission stations or congregations helped and the Presbyteries to which
they belong.

PnKSBYTERY OF SUPERIOR.

Nepigon—K station connected with the Schreiber Mission, and being sixty-four milea east
of Port Arthur. The lake and river from which the village takes its name are famous for their
fishing, and are much frequented in summer by tourists. Frame church built, cost $850, grant
$170.

Dryden — A village on the Canadian Pacific Railway about eighty miles east of Rat Portage.
In this neighbourhood is an Ontario Government Experimental Farm ; quite a number of
settlers are located here who are engaged in agriculture. Neat frame church built, cost .SlluO,
loan $400.

Olive— 'd
I'acitic Railw
loan S500.

Hilton—
thirty -six m
country ; fr<

west of Pt
§800, grar

PRESBYTERY OF WINNIPEG.

Tyudall — A station about twenty-nine miles east of Winnipeg on the main line of liie
Canadian Pacific Railway. The industries carried on in the neighbourhood are farming, ranch
ing, quarrying and wood-cutting. Neat :.c"/ie church, cost $1000, grant $200.

Lang.side—Oaa of the stations constituting the Dominion City congregation ; farming and
ranching settlement ; frame church, cost $750, grant $100.

Parkdale — A mission station about seven miles north of Kildonan; one of the points supplied
by the late Dr. John Black, but which hitherto never had a church. Frame church, cost
$1,200, loan $400.

NezuL

west of E

niause, ci

Strii

ti\riving

Ross

cost $50<

Mil,

Bussell

'; I

ftiyiijj>! iiji W i i^

r^>

199

at Ge

FREMBYTERY OF ROCK LAKE.

Rosehaitk — A station on the Noithern Pacific Railway (Morris and Brandon Branch) about
thirty-four miles west ot Morris ; good farming district, thrifty settlers, not strongly Presby-
terian ; church osting $1,500, grant $200 and a temporary loan of 3400.

Miami — A town about six miles '^arther west on the same railway, surrcjnded by a pros-
perous fantiing community ; manse, trame, cost $1,600, loan $700.

Rolii'id — A town about eight miles east of Rosebank on the same line, supported by a
famous wheat country ; manse, frame, cost $1,600, loan $500.

/'////rtvz— Station, Northern Pacific Railway (Souris Branch), about seventeen miles from
Belniont., situated in an excellent farming country ; church, cost $1,050, loan $500.

Mjrgaret — A station about seven mifes farther west than Dunrea on th« same railway,
wiUi a good farming country surrounding ; church, cost $1,200, loan $600.

Ihonihill — A station on the Canadian Pacific Railway (Pembina Branoh), seven miles
west of Morden ; good wheat section ; manse, frame, cost $1,2.30, loan $500.

PRESBYTERY OK MELITA.
\

Elva — A station on the Estevan Branch Canadian Pacific Railway, near the boundarv
line of Manitoba ; excellent farming district; manse, frame, cost $l,2f)0, loan $600.

r>aleshoro — A farming district farther west alone the Estevan Line, but some seven or
eight miles to the north ; frame church, cost $600, grant $125.

i'llcitewen — One of the stations constituting the Oxbow congregation, and situated eight
miles east of that town, surrounded by a good farming country ; church, frame, cost $780, loan

PRESBYTERY OF GLENBORO.

Olive — One of the stations forming the congregation of Treherne, a town on the Canadian
Piicitic Railway, Soutl, Western Branch; good farming district ; frame church, costing $1,000,
loan $i>00.

Hilton — A village on the Northern Pacific Railway (Morrison and Brandoh Branch) about
thirty-six miles south-east of Brandon ; Crofter Settlement ; good farming and grazing
^.ountry ; frame church, cost $1,800, loan $700.

PRESBYTERY OF BRANDON.

Wallace — A preaching station eight miles north-west of Virden and forming part of the
charge ; good farming and crazing country ; stone cliurch, cost $2,5fX), ioaa $7'MI.

Miiiiota — Station, (ireat North- West Central, surrounded by a cooJ farming country ;
frame church, cost $1,500, loan $5(X).

PRESBYTERY OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE.

IVeslbouriie — A village on tiie Manitoba and North- West Railway, seventeen miles north-
west of Portage la Prairie ; settlers engaged in farming and cattle raising ; frame church, cost,
•$sO(t, grant $100.

PRESBYTERY OF MINNEDOSA.

Nt"Miiale — A village on the Manitoba and North- Western Railway nearly 100 miles north-
west of Portage la Prairie, surrounded by a superior grazing and farming country ; frame
manse, cost $1,200, grant $1,'>0.

Strathclair — A village distant eight miles from the above mentioned, surrounded by a
thriving settlement ; church cost $1,500, loan $70<).

Rossbuni — A good farming and grazing district, north-west of Shoal Lake ; church, frame,
cost $.50<), grant $100.

Minuiska — A good farming district in Itie Highlands of Manitoba, eight miles east of
I'ussell and associated with it ; church, frame, cost $1,2(X), loan $5(X).

M
m

200

Yorklon, — A growing town at the rerminus of the Mauitob. and North- Western Ruilway
surrounded by a country well suited for mixed 'arming ; congregation augmented, j^rowint;;
manse, frame, cost $1,600, loan $700.

I'RESBYTKRY OF REGIN'A.

Poplar Grovr. — A mission station south-west of \\ hitewood, Assa., farming bcttleiuent ;
church, frame, cost iJ.lOO, loan S250.

Loitglaketoii — Settlement on Prince Albert Branch, about thirly-Hve miles northwest of
Regina ; settlers engaged in ranching and wheat laising ; church, frame, cost $500, loan sl.'iO,

Kcniiell — A station connected with Longhiketon ; settlers engaged in mixed fanning;
frame churcii, cost $650, grant $130.

Island Lake — Station south-oast of Prince Albert ; settlers engaged raising grain and
rearing cattle ; frame church, cost $800, grant $160.

PRESBYTERY OF CALGaRY.

Maple Creek — A village on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway 600 miles wtst
of Winnipeg, prosperous ranching district ; manse, frame, $1,200, loan $500.

Cascade -^i
charcii cost $1,'

iirand ror^
•xUKi; Urge 81 j
^viU bt! the lar^

Give>t'it:oocit
railway. .^cti|
mil..'" ao'^ "■

/.aiii,'-/ey—']
fruit, raising ;
verv progre^H

' /Vr/ .l/('i"'J
enuver. people!

<\,{M\, i;rant :

/i.iiiiet/ —

the ro^d betw

PRESBYTERY Or EDMONTON.

IVillow Knoll — A station connected with Innistail on the Calgary luiii Edmonton Railway
about seventy-five miles north of Calgary, a farming and grazing settiemen:. ; ciiurch, log, cost
$'•00, grant .$50.

Pleasant Valley — A station belonging to tlie Lamerton Mission, and sun.- sixteen miles
south-east of Lacombe ; grazing and grain growing district ; <rame chunh, „ i $800, !.;rant
$100.

Fairview — A station eight miles north-west of Lacombe ; set tit rs engaj/ed in rearing
cattle and raising grain ; church, frame, cost $700, grant .$100.

Glory Qtiayle — Hope Church, eighte'^" . iiles west of Edmonton, ftvrming ani ranihiiig
settlement ; log church, cost $400, graat .;«'.>0.

IVellnirn — Country station ten or twoivW' n'-; .* ••.■est of £dmonton, fcrming andgra'int;
district ; church, frame, cost .$500, grant $100

Belmont — A settlemen.. north-", 'it of E hiioutau si or eight miles, fai-ning and grazing
district ; church, frame, cost .$750, grant $100.

Agricola — A country district south of Fort Saskatchewan ; loan of $100 to help erect
sheds worth $250.

Logan — Beaver Lake District, forty miles south-east of Edmonton, a fine grazing country ;
market too distant for grain raising ; log church, cost .$350, grant .$50.

Clearivater — A station connected with Leduc Mission, situated about twelve miles south-
east of Edmonton ; people engaged in farming and ranching. Crant on church worth $r)(ii),
increased from $100 to $L'50.

South Wt
Sanaimo '; poj

,S7. Pattf'-
encourage con

PRESBYTERY OF KAMLOOPS.

Spalluincheeii — Congregation, augmented, Okanagan Valley, B.C.; manse, frame, cost
1,500, loan ,$500.

PRESBYTERY OF KOOTENAY.

Iliisi

Fort Sti-cie — A town of 4(X) or 30() in the Valley of the Columbia, dic;.:»nt about ten miles
frr.ni C'lfibt lok on the CanadiPi. Pacific Railway. Mining, trading and ranching centre;
om ! oh, frail *; cost .?>,200, b)an $400.

c/«v- i\ coal mining town of 1,500 people. Crow's Nest Pass Railway, frame church, co!t
?-\.'!0O, 'oc.ri .S7(K).

Sano-'u — M'uing town, Xcotenay country, population 1,500; frame church, cost $2,r>00,
loat. ^'00. /. ^.,^. -ibie fire destroyed more than one half of the town and the church was des-
troyed, Tix- i.-isurance amounted to only about $1,000. The Board holds the policy, but the
resmic:* ot ti.i congregation are exhausted, and the church must be rebuilt.

201

C'lfi-ade — A town on the Rnbson aiitl Penticlon. Railway, trading and mining cei tre ;
churcli cost 81,000, loan .$400.

Crand Forks — A growing town situated at the main forka of the Kettle River ; population
J,(K(II; liirge smelter here, ores come from the adjoining district to tlie nortii and west; here
will be the large trading centre west of the Columbia River ; church, frame, cost $2,000, loan
;i60(l.

Civcnv;ood — A thriving town of •J,r)0O, situated twenty-five miles farther west on the same
railway. Active business centre, mining, smeltine, trading ; annual business turn ever a
niiii. m and a quarter. Franje churcii, cost .^'ijtJOO, loan .ST'XX

PRESBYTERY OK WESTMINSTER.

I.aiii^ley — Situated in the Lower Fraser Valley, peopla engaged in farming, ranching and
fru't raising ; (ihurch cost ?>7r)0, grunt .slOO. ^arming settlements in British Columbia not
very progre^s-ive.

I'ort Moiidy — A station on the Cane-dian Pacific Railway about twelve miles fioni Van-
couver, people eunaged in lumbering, gardening, etc.; frame churcii, cost >!7')0, grant ^loO.

Tiwada Island — Mining settlement up the Coast from Vancouver ; frame church, cost
.^IJHMi, grant S-200.

Ilunetl — Village near the Yukon Alaska boundary line, one of th" important points on
the ro.-vil between Skaguay and Dawson; church, frame, cost 84,000, loan •'?400.

PRESnYTERY OF VICTORIA.

South IVelliiigton — A coal mining village on Vancouver Island about eight miles from
Xanaimo ; population mostly engaged in mining ; frame church, cost .'?400, grant >y\'lv\.

St. Patif s C////;-;//— Victoria, growing congregation, churcli worth .S8,o00, loan S700 to
encourage congregation to reduce debt, lower rate of interest, and hasten day of self support,

J. B. McLaren.

Chdiyiiian.

202

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE CHURCH AND MAN8E

BUILDING FUND FOR MANITOBA AND

THE NORTH-WEST.

IhW/^^

■ly.--

CASH STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING MAY Ist, 1900.

May Ist, 1899, To balance in Bank of Hamilton $20,264 87

May Ist, 1900, To receipts on account of loans as yer

Schedule " A " 11,747 52

To refund re Nisbett Academy of amount

paid out prior to May Ist, 1899 229 90

To capital account being amount received
from Dr. Warden re Nisbett Academy
?6, 175.26, less $1,000 paid to Manitoba
College, and $52.77 taxes on Academy
property 5,122 98

To subscriptions from Stanley Mission, Mon-
treal, per Dr. Warden 10 00

To interest on Bank a v".« mnt 736 55

Contra.

By payments out on account of new loans per

Schedule " B " $10,755 00

By payments out en account of grants made

per Schedule " C " 1,236 00

By fire premiums paid out ch» :eable to cur-
rent loans 57 65

By Clerk's salary 13 months, to May lat 260 00

By expenses of management beins; : Piinting
annual report, $26.20 ; Postage,
$17.51 ; Stationery, $19.90 63 61

Exchange account 3 03

May 1st, 1900, By balance in Bank 25,727 53

SCHEDULE "A."
Receipts on Account of Loajns for the Yeak Ending

Receipts on Loans,

1899, Dominion City Church

Austin, Man

M^cleod, N. W.T

Calf Mountain, Man

Slocan City

South Edmonton, B.C

Arazona, Man

Nisbett Academy

Chilliewack, B.C., Gait Church

Golden, B.C

Delta, B.C., St. Stephen's

Sintaluta, Man ....

Poplar Grove, St. John's Church

Victoria, Man., Manse

Maple Creek, N.W.T

Carried forward

$38,101 82

— — — — V'JU, li'J

3INO May 1st, 1900.

$250 00

65 00

55 15

92 00

124 40

75 00

87 35

30 00

2 25

206 60

121 00

10 00

101 20

&2 00

,281 95

203

Brought forward

Rapid City, Man

Stonewall, Man

Chilliwach, B.C., Cook's Church. . . .

Pincher Creek, N. W.T

Pipestone, Man

McGregor, Man

Cadarcis, M>^n

Morris, Man., Manae

liolland, Man

Hilton, Man

Rounthwaite. Man

VVolseley, N.W.T

Crystal City, Man

South Plympton, Man

Chater, Man

HartJiey, Man

Boissevain

Nesbitt, Man

Cedar Hill, B.C

Trail, B.C

Gladstone, Man . .

Virden, Man . .

Griswold, Man

Enderby, B. C

Oak Lake, Man., St. David's

Olive, Man

Oxbow

Clearwater, Man

Victoria, B.C., Springridge Church.

Treesbank, Man

Motfatt, Man

VVheatlands

Douglas, Man

Innisfail, N.W.T

Broadview, N.W.T

Arden, Man

Brandon, Zion Church

Sapperton, B.C

Manitou, Man

Regina .

Whitewood, N.W.T

Kenniay, Man

Carnduff

Melita, Man

Dugald, Man

Belmont .

Stoney Mountain, Man

(.^u'Appelle, Troy, N.W.T . .

Moose Jaw, N.W.T

(irassmere, Man

Macdonald, Man

Kaslo, B.C

Shanks, Man

Rt)S8land, B.C

Fleming, Man . .

Cartwright, Man

Langley Prairie, B.C

Lumsden, Man

Swan Lake

Indian Head, Man

,281 95
161 (X)
297 <J0
.{0 00
327 00
265 00
125 00
160 00
300 00
125 00

116 40
67 00
74 65

8(X) 00

66 00

47 50

119 00

604 00

237 25

50 00

210 00

66 00

467 25

385 00

400 00

139 25

280 00

7 65

150 00

350 00

50 00

45 00

90 00

100 32

200 00

137 20

117 50
379 05

26 80

22 50

420 (JO

300 00

130 00

88 00

150 00

151 70
57 00
62 30
40 00

150 W

2(X) 00

5<) 70

62 25

35 85

70 (K)

35 00

20 00

300 00

134 00

226 CO

6() 45

136 00

•11,747 62

; ■''

204

SCHEDULE "B.'

Payments Onl on New Loans Made

Poplar Point, Man

Si)allum8cheen, B.C

Poplar Grove, Man

Rosebank, Man

Silverplains, Man., Church

Olive, Man

Cloverdale, Man

Cascade City, li.C

North Portal, N.W.T

Thornhill, Man

Miami, Man

Parkdale, Man

Wamphrey, N. W.T

Elva Manse, Man

Glen Ewen, N.W.T

Minniska, Man

Roland, Man

Sandon, B.C

Bennett, B.C

Roseplain, N.W.T

Fernie, B.C., Knox

Dunrea, Man

Victoria, B.C., Knox

Fort Steele, B.C

Griswold, Man., balance due them

.f400 00

500 00

255 00

400 (M)

400 00

500 00

400 00

150 (X)

bm 00

700 00

400 00

150 00

600 00

mn 00

500 00

5(X) 00

700 00

400 00

100 00

700 00

500 00

700 00

400 00

200 00

$10,755 00

1{KIH)K|
INF
FOl^

The C(|

rttl'iirds Bom|
will mark
full measui
tn which tl
tlie past be
hrts unforti
th>it there
absorbed ii

The f(
condition <

Conj^regati
Received f
Interest fr
Ministers'

^ SCHEDULE "C."

Payments i)nt un Account of Grants Made.

Westbourne, Man'.

Nipigon, Ont

South Wellington, B.C

Langside, Man

Newdale

Clearwater

Tyndal, Man., on account

Rossburn

Rosebank

L'ingley, B.C.

Willow Knoll, on account

Audited and found correct.

H. H. SAUNDERSON.

May 16th, 1900.

$100 00

170 00

125 00

100 00

150 00

50 00

100 00

200 00

100 00

40 00

l,2.S5 00

Balance a'
.\unuities
.\nuuity t
Printing,
Rev. T; S
Expenses
Proportic
Balance {

Amount
Suhacrij
Legacies
L(jan8 r(

.\ mount

Taxes, i
Legal e
Ldss on
yef
Ciiah o\

,;fj>»«!"'iy6;iw«W.:

205

KEPOKT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE AdEI) AND
INFIRM iNIINISTEKS' FUND (WESTERN SECTION)
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 190U.

The Committee desires toexpress its thankfulness that the year covered hy thisIlei)ort
affords some grtiund for encouragement, and the hope is induls(ed that increased liherahty
will mark the future and that, at no distant date, it will be possible to come up to the
full measure of the annuities provided for by the rules, instead of only the modified scale
t(i which those ministers, who have given over twunty-tive years of active service, have in
the past been reduced. It will be a source of satisfaction that the adverse balance which
has unfortunately been so prominent for the past few yi^ars, has now disappeared, and
that there is a small balance to credit. This balance, however, will be more than
al)sorbed in the payments of an outstanding annuity and the supplementary grants.

The following Financial Statements exhibit the transactions for the year, and the
condition of each account at the close :

ORDINARY FUND.

Beceipts.

Congregational contributions and donations 88,647 '^5

Received from Hymnal Committee 1,148 50

Interest from Endowment Fund 7,09.'i 5{>

Ministers' Rates 1,803 42

Disbursevients.

Balance at debit, March Slst, 1899 SI, 840 72

Annuities paid 15,80.'i 95

Annuity to Miss B. (Wright Estate) 200 00

Printing, including proportion of Blue liook 95 65

Rev. T. Scoular, rates returned 54 75

Kxpenses of Committee .'^7 15

Proportion of General Expenses 500 00

Balance at Credit 160 64

S18,692 86

CAPITAL ACCOUNT.

Receipts.

Amount held for investment, March .Ust, 1899 $13,520 74

Subscriptions received 536 00

Legacies 1,900 00

Loans repaid 18,656 00

Dishirsements.

Amount invested during the year $29,500 00

Taxes, repairs, etc 129 22

Legal expenses re pre j>erty sold 26 79

Loss on sale of pro{)erty which reverted to the Church several

years ago 3,014 32

Caah on hand waiting investment 1,942 41

- §34,612 74

S34.612 74

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CAPITAL FUND INVK8TMENT ACCOUNT.

At Credit, March 3l8t, 1899 $146,624 74

Contributiuns during the year 2,436 00

$148,060 74
Deduct loas on property sold and legal expeniies $3,041 11

Taxe«, repairs, etc 129 22

$3,170 33

Held as follows : —

Mortgages $120,169 00

Properties foreclosed, or which have fallen into the haiids

of the Church 14,589 00

Debentures 5,200 00

Stocks 3,(X)0 00

Cash on hand 1,942 41

$144,8!)0 41

$144,8<M) 41

Comparing the year covered by this report with the preceding one, the following
points may be noted. That in Congregational Contributions and Donations there Ih hu
increase in favour of the present year of $047.56. In Interest there is an increase of
$755.95, and in Ministers' rates an increase of $53.50. The Committee will be pardoiied
for remarking that the slight increase in receipts from congregations ia far short of whnt
might reasonably have been expected, especially with the increased prosperity of tlie
country, and is hardly creditable to a large and wealthy Church like ours. The
increase from Interest must be considered satisfactory when it is remembered that theru
has not been any large addition to the Fund for the past two years. Ministers' Rates
appear to be at a standstill and can scarcely be said to indicate increased interest. The
substantial gift of $1,148.50 from the Hymnal Committee is acknowledged with thank-
fulness by this Committee.

ANNUITANTS AND ANNUITIES.

Notwithstanding the improved condition of the Ordinary Fund, the Committee could
not, in paying annuities, go beyond the modified scheme of $5, instead of $10, for each
year of service beyond twenty-five. Your Committee cannot help feeling that while the
plan of payment may be a necessity under existing circumstances, it nevertheless works
most unfairly to ministers who have given more than the twenty-five years of active
service in the Canadian church. However, until the congregations are aroused to a larger
measure of liberality, it is to be feared that injustice will continue.

Seventy-nine Aimuitants have drawn benefit from the Fund during the year, the
several payments calling for a total sum of $15,879.65. As compared with the preceding
year this is a decrease in number of four, and in amount of $139.66.

The following is a list of the Annuitants together with the amounts to which each was
entitled. All were paid with the exception of $75.60 in the case of the late William
Cleland, which has been paid since March 31st. The delay arose from not having the
date of his death.

In the case of James Malcolm the amount represents three half-yearly payments.
This was done to meet the necessity for payment in advance.

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James Mitchell ' 150 00

M. Barr 200 00

Robt. Renwick 150 00

W. C. Wendell 200 00

James Hanran 100 00

John Gray 230 00

VVm. White 210 00

Wm. Cleland 176 <iO

Smith Hutchinson 120 00

Charles Campbell 66 65

Samuel Fenton 130 00

John McNab 195 00

R. Stevenson 230 00

D. Andarson 235 00

Jos. Alexander 260 (X)

Thos. Wilson 200 00

David Wardrope 236 00

Wm. Matheson 210 00

James P'.ack 240 00

Thos. Goldsmith 140 00

Angus McColl 276 00

Chas. Cameron 210 (JO

Arch Carrie 210 (X)

D. McNaughton 33 33

John Crombie, D.D. . . . 235 CO

Geo. Bremner 225 00

Daniel Gordon 275 00

D.M.Mcintosh 140 00

James Stewart 190 00

John Lees 225 00

Wm. Millican 230 00

Wm. Meikle 170 00

John Geddes *50 00

John McMechan 220 00

John McMillan 240 00

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Wm. Forlong 225 00

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J. B. Duncan 275 00

D. C. Johnson 150 00

Wm. Anderson 142 50

A. F. McKenzie 105 <J0

Wm. Gregg, D.D 275 00

John James, D.D 216 00

J. S. Burnett 240 00

D. Wishart 270 00

W. Forrest 215 00

Wm. Lochead 245 00

A. M. McClelland 125 00

John McEwen 230 00

John McRobie 260 00

Arch, McDiarmid 250 (K)

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Alex. Matheson 260 00

Geo. Outhbertson 255 20

J. K. Smith, D.D 255 20

Wm. Bennett 255 20

Donald Strachan 184 17

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John Mackie 270 00

Robt . Knowles 235 00

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Arch. Stewart 267 50

J. M. Munro 35 (i2

W. Peattie ?f"' ^K)

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Of the names of Annuitants in the above list, the following appear for the last time,
the Master having called them nome : — James Mitchell, Wm. Cleland, D. McNaughton,
Charles Campbell, D. Davidson, A. Young, M. Turnbull and J. M. Munro.

SPECIAL GRANTS.

After due and careful consideration the following special grants under Rule 15 have
been made : — Rev. John McNab, $75 ; Rev. D. C. Johnston, $50; Rev. Ro'^ert Rogers,

$50.

THE ENDOWMENT FUND.

In consequence of the decision of last Assembly, that the special effort for securing
thebalance of the Endowment be discontinued in view of the Century Fund effort, your
Committee has suspended action in the matter and therefore cannot report any progress
beyond the small additions referred to in the Financial Statements.

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APPLICATIONS FOK LEAVE TO KETIRE.

A;)i>licatioii8 for leave to retire from the active duties of the ministry, and to be
placed on the Fund for benefit have been received from the following : —

Name.

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Rev. D. (i. Cameron . . . Hamilton 43

" John Turnbull . . . Quebec 72

•' H.M. Pars(ms,D.D. Toronto 71

" Andrew Hudson. . . Paris 79

" Alex. Campbell . . . Regina, N.W.T G2

" Elias Mullan Toronto 68

" Jas. Cameron Toronto

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In the case of the Revs. John Turnbull, Dr. Parsons and Andrew Hudson, each
being over the age of seventy, the Cummittee recommend that they be allowed to
retire and go on the Fund for ben'jfit, the last named for half-benefit only, not having
paid rates.

In the case of the Rev. A. Campbell it is recommended that he be placed on the
Fund for one year, his case to come up for re-consideration.

In the case of the Rev. D. G. Cameron, who has in some measure recovered, at his
own request benefit is limited to a period of an allowance for seven months, which has
been granted by the Committee.

In the case of the Rev. E. Mullan, and Rev. James Camei-.n, the infirmity, in the
judgment of the Committee, is not such as to preclude ministerial work, and therefore
the Cummittee cannot give favourable recommendation.

In the case of the Rev. Norman McPhee, whose application was before the Com-
mittee a year ago, a further application has been made by Mr. McPhee, and inquiry is
now being made. It is recommended that his case be left in the hands of the Committee.

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MINISTERS WISHING TO CONNECT WITH THE FUND.

In view of the frequent application made by ministers who are not connected by
payment of rates, and who are beyond the four year limit, for information as, to how
they may become connected, and as the Committee is of the opinion that having to come
specially before the Assembly for leave to do so has a deterring effect, and as it is most
desirable that all the ministers of our church under the age fixed by the Assembly (55),
should be in full connection and pay rates, the Committee resolved to recommend that
the Assembly give power to the Committee to receive all applicants on payment of the
proper rate.

The Committee also resolved to make a special appeal to ministers not now con-
nected, to seek connection at an early date and pay rates. Several reasons might be
given why this should he done, but perhaps the highest is that it may be a measure of
unselfishness, which will make them more akin to the Master. Some brother, not so
well off, may be helped. The Committee intends to adopt means of bringing the matter
s[)ecially before each Presbytery with the view of securing this desirable result.

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DEFERKED ANNIITY RATES.

hi obedience to the direction of the General Asaenibly, the Convener prepared a
:irculiir containing reference to the action of the Assembly, also giving the proposed rates
with explanations, and addressed a copy of the same to each Clerk of Presbytery from
Halifax to Victoriaf, and at the same time sent to each Clerk, either by mail or express,
a piircel of the circulars sutticient to place one copy in the hands of each member of
I'resbytery, as indicated by the names appearing in the last Blue Book. He also had
the Kules with all the recent changes printed, and included a sutlicient number with the
circulars to give one copy to each u.'mister. So far only thirteen Presbyteries have
reported, as follows : —

Maitland. — 1. Approves the principle of the scheme. 2. Reconmiends that the
principle of assessment in proportion to salary be introduced into the scheme, and that
tht^ amounts above the average rate be devoted to the General Fund.

Oranoeville. — Approves.

Keoina. — Approves the Pichenie of annual payments by ministers of the church.
Thinks that more satisfaction would be given to all parties interested if the age of pay-
ment of interest be changed from seventy to sixty-five years.

Melita, Max. — Approves of the Deferred Annuity scheme. Would recommend
that the maximum age be reduced.

Triro, N.S. — Recommends the adoption of the scheme of Deferred Annuities.

St. Joh.n, N.B. — 1. Presbytery approves proposed scheme of Deferred Annuities.
2. Recommends that arrangements he made by which the annuities would become pay-
able at sixty-five years of age.

MiRAMicHi, N.B. — Expressed approval of the Deferred Annuity scheme.

AuiOMA. — Approved tables for Deferred Aimuity.

Peterboro. — Approves proposals indicated in the tables, with the following recom-
mendations : — 1. That sixty-five years be the age fixed for the period of retirement.
'2. That provision be made for the heirs of a minister who has paid into the contemplated
fund for some years in case of his decease before reaching the age of retirement.

Ottawa. — Most heartily approves the scheme. Commends it to favourable considera-
tion of ministers within its bounds. la of opinion that all members should be re(|uired to
connect with the Fund at ordination.

Recommends that the age limit be

Barrie. — Approves of the table of annuities,
reduced from seventy to sixty-five years.

LoM»ox. — Approves of the general principle of the proposed scheme, but in the
meantime draws the attention of the Convener of General Assembly's Committee to the
fallowing uncertainties in the details : — What if the minister be laid aside through
intirmity before he reached the age of seventy 'i Will lie receive only from interest on
HMdowment and congregational contributions ? What provision is made in such cases ?
When ministers connect with the plan of Deferred Annuities, the rates of what age will
ho be expected to pay ? At his age of ordination, or his age at entering. Will the rates
l>i' retroactive, or will they begin at the time of entering '.

ToRON'i ■ - Presbytery expresses its approval of the plan.

Ill view of the fact that only thirteen clerks of Presbyteries have sent in replies
rtspecting the finding of Presbyteries, while the Committee has reason to believe that a
Li'iud many Presbyters above the thirteen reported, had tho matter under consideration,
'he Committee resolved to recommend that the consideration be allowed to str.iid over
riir another year in the expectation that a more general return may be had from the
other Presbyteries.

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While making this reoommendation the Committee would call attention to the fact
that in aeveral instances, as will be seen from the condensed replies from Presbyteries,
consideration has been given and reoommendation made on points not included in the
matter sent down by the Assembly. It may be stated that the question of reducing the
age of retirement from 70 to 05 cannot lie considered in connection with rates tixed
absolutely for the higher age. If the age is to be reduced from 70 to 65, it will mean a
large increase in the rate for the deferred annuity.

In regard to other points raised in some of the replies, as for example the asseHs-
ment between larger and smaller stipends, and what is to be done in the case of
ministers who may die or retire before reaching the age of 70, they need not be dis-
cussed in this report, but if the Presbyteries have enough interest in the Fund to
consider the question and see that a finding is sent in, the Convener will be glad tu
throw all the light he can upon the several points raised.

RespectfuHy submitted.

J. K, MACDONALD,

Conrener.

Note. — Since the report was in type returns has been received, through Dr. Warden,
from the Presbyteries of Kingston and Saugeen.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE AGED AND
INFIRM MINISTERS' FUND (EASTERN SECTION)
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1900.

The Committee, in presenting their annual report, deaire to express their gratification
with the beneficial effects of the Fund. Their only regret is that the year closed with a
comparatively large adverse balance.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Receipts.

Collections from congregations 9I<671 18

Rates from Ministers 632 34

Interest 1,526 63

Hymnal Committee ;182 85

Btlance due Treasurer, April 2nd , 1900 669 35

Ex})4>.nd!hire ,

Balance due Treasurer, April 4th, 1899 $i32 19

Annuities 4,443 33

Printing 10 50

Proportion uf Agent's salary and general expenses 260 00

Stationery 2 28

Commission on collections 10 35

Interest paid other schemes 23 60

$4,882 25

|!4,882 25

The year's work closed with a balance due Treasurer of $669.35. The revenue
remained almost exactly what it was during the preceding year, whereas the amount paid
in annuities in 1899-1900 was $558 in excess of the year before.

The contributions from congregations are encouraging, showing an increase of $310.19
over the previous year. The number of ministers who paid rates was 138 ; number in
arrears, fourteen ; total, 152, being an increase of six for the year. The rates from
ministers, however, were $335.71 less than what was paid during the year before. The
explanation of this is that during some years large arrears are paid up.

As the present sources of revenue of the Fund may be approximately determined, it
is only too evident that unless a change be introduced, the Fund munt become embarrassed.
Two courses are open. One is to cut down the annuities one-quarter. The suggestion
has only to be made to be rejected as unworthy of the Presbyterian Church. Those who
know best the character of the work accomplished by those on the list feel how inade-
quate the present annuity-scale is. It must not be less. It ought to be more.

The other course open is to raise the rates for ministers. At present the average is
less than $5. The average contributed by congregations is $10.50. Both of these
might be raised fifty per cent, without burdening any one. The result would be that,
with the increase of capital proposed by the Century Fund (viz., $12,000), the needs of
this Fund would be fully met. We must be prepared for a lengthening list of aimuitanta,
as the balance between additions to the list and removals will probably nut be reached
for some years. The Committee are not prepared to ask the Assembly to legislate at the

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present time, but desire that the Church should be ac(|Uainted with the condition and
prospects of the Fund, and at the rii^ht moment devise a way by which it will l>«
delivered from the suggestion of instability.

The number of annuitants at present is twenty-six. Following is the list, and the
amount paid to each : —

Rev. .lames Bennett, D.D 8200 00

" Lewis Jack 200 00

" W. S. Darragh 200 00

" Thomas Nicholson 200 00

" Alexander Cameron 200 00

" John Cameron 200 00

" Peter Lindsay 200 00

" Alexander McLean, D.D 200 00

" James M. G. McKay 200 00

" Kenneth McKenzie 200 00

" E. R<)bert8 (15 00

" Alexander McRae I.*i0 00

" William Maxwell 200 00

" J. D. McGillivray 200 00

" Alexander Grant 180 00

" James Murray 200 00

" Isaac Murray, D.D 200 00

" H. B. McKay 200 00

" Gavin Sinclair 35 00

" J. W. Nelson 50 00

" T. G. Johnstone 200 00

" F.W.George 100 00

" Henry Crawford 200 00

" Allan Simpson *250 00

" Duncan McKinnon 183 .S3

" W. H. Ness 50 00

$4.443 .33
•Annuity for fifteen months.

Applications for leave to retire from the active duties of the ministry, and to he

E laced for benefit on the Fund, have been received from two ministers through the I'res-
ytery of Truro.

Name.

Presbytery .

Aoe.

Years of
Service.

Reasons for
Retiring.

Rev. Wni. H. Ness

Truro

lOf years

46 years

General debility.
Age.

" James Maclean . . .

Truro

The Committee agreed to recommend that an annuity of $100 be granted to Mr. Neas
from October 5th, 1899 ; also that the full annuity be granted to Mr. Maclean from the
date of his retirement from active duties.

The Rev. D. McLeod, Borrowston, C.B., asks leave to unite with the Fund asacon-
tributing member. Date of ordination. May, 1894. The Committee recommend that
the application be granted.

Respectfully submitted,

ANDERSON ROGERS, Convener.

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MINISTERS' WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND,
(WESTERN SECTION).

To the Venerable (he General Aatemhly :

Your C'ominittci' regret to rt'port that the income of the year was $2,625
less than the exin'nditiin'. Tlic yrar lu'^ran with a halance on hand of 11,091.71 ;
it ends with a deficit of S^l. •■);>:?. 7o. 'I'iic (•(mgrepitioiiai (•<)iitrii)iitions amounted to
$6,453.62, being an increase of $2^1 over tiiose of the preceding year. Th«
receipts show a decrease hotii in interest receivable and in ministers' rates,
amounting together to $1,356. This, however, was expected as intimated in
the report to hvst Assembly. For the last two or three years, the amount
derivable from ministers' rates has been j^reatly in excess i>f the average amount,
because of the fact that many ministers who formerly were not connected with
the Fund, have in recent years united with it, paying up the arrears to enabl*
them to do so.

Your Committee last year reported to the Assembly that, owing to the
exceptionally large number of deaths in the ministry, the annuities had greatly
increased, and from the aecoinpanying linaneial statement it will be seen that the
amount paid for the year just ended, lias been upwards of f 1,000 in excess of the
previous year. If the annuities are to be continued on their present scale, an
increase of at least fifty jter cent, in the revenue derivable from congregations will
be required. It ought not to be a <lillicult matter to obtain from so numerous and
so wealthy a constituency the comparatively small sum of $10,000 per annum, the
amount required from congregations, to aid in providing a comfortable mainten-
ance for the widows of those ministers who served the Church faithfully in the
earlier years of the settlement of the countrj. Your Committee are satisfied that
if ministers and Sessions present the claims of this Fund to their congregations, and
give them the opportunity of contribnting. the amount needed can be got without
much effort. They regret to report that uj)wards of 300 congregations in the
western section of the Church failed to contribute anything last year toward thi»
Fund, and they ask the General Assembly to call the special attention of Presby-
teries to this fact, so that steps may be immediately taken to secure from every
congregation a contribution toward the Fund.

Your Committee, after consideration, decided, notwithstanding the shortage in
the Fund, to pay the annuities in fulTand to appeal to the congregations of the
Church for a special collection in the month of May. It is hoped that the response
will be such as to remove the entire indebtedness. The Committee feel, however,
that it is undesirable to repeat special appeals of this kind, and they express th»
earnest hope that Sessions will see to it that the claims of this Fund are considered
when missionary money is being allocated, so that the Committee may be able in
ftiture years to meet in f\ill the annuities. Instead of reducing them to bring them
within the limits of an inadequate revenue.

The following have been added to the list of annuitants during the year : —
Mrs. William Donald, California, U.S. ; Mrs. Mary Duff, Brantford, Ont. ; Mrs.
John M. Munro, London, Ont. ; Mrs. Mark Turnbull, Victoria Harbor, Ont. ;
Mrs. Alexander Young, Nanaimo, B.C., Mrs. A. D. Macdonald, Seaforth.

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The list of auDuitaats at present is as follows :—

Mn. Adams. Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Munro.

*' Anderson. '

* Gordon. '

' Mutch.

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» Graham. '

' Need ham.

«« Barron. *

' Gray. *

' Nichol.

« Beattie, C. A. <

' Hall. '

' N orris.

«' Bethune. '

' Hislop. '

' Priugle.

«< Beattie, E. '

' Irvine. *

' Park.

«« Bickell. '

' Jamieson. *

Porteous.

<' Binnie. '

' Johnston. *

Robertson, S,

<* Black. '

» Kellogg. *

Robertson, E. H

** Boyd. '

' Lawrence. '

Robertson, 8. JI.

<' Brown. '

' McArthur. *

Reuuelson.

<« Bouchard. '

* McConechy, E. *

Reid, W.

** Builder. '

' McCouechy, J. '

liose.

«« Burns, R. P. '

* McCouuell. '

Ross.

" Breckenridge. *

* McKerucher. '

Riddell.

" Bursou. •

♦ McDouuld. •

Richards.

** Chestnut. •

« McFaul. «

Reid, E,

•« Campbell. '

« McKay. '

Scott, J.

•* Cochrane. '

' McKeuzie, 0. '

Scott, M.

" Coutts. '

* McKenzie, M. '

Simpson.

«« Craigle. '

* McKibbin, «

Skinner.

«• Craw. '

* McKiunou, A. C. *

Smith, J.

'< Currie, J. • '

• McKinuon, E. J. '

Smith, E.

" Currie, A. *

* McLachlan. "

Stewart, E.

Miss Christie. <

' McLean, J. "

Stewart, H. M.

Mrs. Dewar. *

' McLeod. "

Smellie.

" Donald. *

' McCuUoch. "

Thomson.

*' Drummond. *

* McLean, C. "

Turnbull.

«' Duflf. '

* McLennan. '

Walker.

*• Freeman. '

» McMillan. '

Wallace.

" Ferguson, A.J. *

• McKechnie. "

Wellwood.

'» Frazer, C. '

' McQueen. *

Watson.

" Fraser, J. '

' Malcolm. *

Wilson.

" Ferguson, IT. E. '

* Matthews. '

Young, A.

" Flett. '

' Meldrum. '

Young, W. 0.

" Geggie. '

' Monteith.

" Grant. '

' Milne.

All of which is respectfully

submitted.

JOSEPH HENE

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Convener.

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MINISTERS' WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND, SYNOD
OF THE MARITIME PROVINCES.

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The Committee of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund of the Synod of
the Maritime Provinces beg leave to report as follows : —

The receipts during the year ending March 81st, 1900, have been :—

Ministerial rates, flues, etc $1,965 08

Collections, donations and legacies 752 61

Interest and dividends 4,185 59

Building society accumulations 700 36

Rights sold in new issue of Bank of Nova

Scotia stock, not taken up 161 00

r $7,764 64

The expenditures have been : —

Annuities to Widows and Orphans $3,662 18

Salaries of secretary and treasurer 400 00

Current expenses 65 28

$4,127 46

Leaving a balance of $3,637 18

to be added to capital. The assets of the Fund amount at date to $112,291.87, as
against $108,334.62 last year, showing an increase of $3,956.75. This is a very
considerable advance on last year, and evidences a condition of the Fund which
should be highly gratifying to all interested in it.

One beneflciarj'^ has died during the year — Dr. T. Duncan, of Bridge of Weir,
Scotland, leaving a widow to be added to the number of annuitants.

The number of widows in receipt of annuity is nineteen, and of orphans
eleven.

Since last Assembly six ministprs have connected themselves with the Fund —
an inconsiderable number — taking everything into account. No doubt the special
calls made upon the brethren at the present time account to some considerable
extent for the smallness of the number becoming beneficiaries, and when this
pressure is removed an increase may be anticipated with some measure of con-
fidence. But the Committee may be permitted to refer to recent sad instances of
families of ministers unconnected with the Fund, left with very insufficient
provision. These, in their judgment, tell but one story and point but one moral —
namely — that ministers should permit nothing to interfere with their obtaining at.
the earliest moment the advantages which the Fund offers.

The Committee, therefore, would continue to urge upon all who are In a
position to connect themselves with the Fund, to do so without delay, and in wy
doing they are sure of the Assembly s sympathy aitd support.

The Committee would close by quoting the words of an esteemedbrother,
written on the occasion of the remittance of his anuv^al rate, and without any
thought of publication, and which they would urge the younger brethren uncon-
nected with the Fund seriously to consider — " I rejoice in the prosperity of th»
Fund. I have been paid over and over for all I have put into it in having^ th»
security of provision for any I might leave helpless in the world."

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The list of aniiuitautH is as follows : —

Mrs. J. T. Blair.

" O. M. Clark.

'* T. Duncan.

" A. Furqnharsou.

" Allan FrastT.

" Jas. FrasiT.

" J. Oc'ddie.

Mrs. A. Glcndinning.

E. Grant.
8. Johnston.
P. Keay.
J. Law.
R. McCunn.
J. C, Meek.

All which is respectfully submitted.
R. LAING, Chairman,

Mrs. W. Murray.

" J. D. Paterson.

" M. Stewart.

'• W. Tiiorburn.

'< A. L. Wyllic.
Rev. J. W.McLcod's orjihau!-

THOS. SEDGWICK, Sein-etarij.

MIN

roll bj

Mrs.

Torun

Thonii

two,

Mrs.

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MINISTERS' WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

During the past year the names of four annuitants were removed from the
roll by deuth, viz., Mra. John Campbell, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. MaoMurchy and
Mrri. J. B. >Iuii-. There were added to the list, Mrs. Chtirles Campbell, of
Toronto, Mrs. William Clt'hmd, of Toronto, Mrs. T. G. Smith, of Kingston, and
Thoniiw McMurchy, of Liudsuy— leaving the number of auuuitantH as before->forty-
two, UH lollows : —

Mrs.

Uiirr.

Mrs

Bell.

((

Bennett.

Brown.

Canii)hell

(Chas.)

Canning.

Cariniehael.

Mac

Cleland.

Mrs

Cochrane.

Eakiu.

((

Fraser.

Gordon.

Mr.

Herald.

Mrs

Hunter.

Jenkins.

Livingstone (M. W.)

Livingston (P. 8.)

MacKay (W. E.)

MacKay (Alex.)

Mr -kerraa.
Macdonnell children.

Maclean.

Mttchuirin.

Maclennan.

Mucleod.
Mr. MacMurchy (Thoe.)

Miller.

Milligan.

Miss Mnir.
Mrs. Murray.

Morrison.

Neill.

Nicol.

Porteous.

Ross.

Simpson.

Sinclair.

Skinner.

Smith (T. O.)

Smith (J. 0.)

Stewart.

Wallace.

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RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Receipts.

Balance from last year $3,910 93

Interest from investments 6,074 59

Ministers' contributions 868 00

Congregational collections 864 17

Loans repaid 15,500 00

126,517 69

Diabursementa.

Annuities to widows and orphans $8,013 16

Re-invested in mortgages 12,500 00

General expenses of management, 12 mouths .... 495 17

Sundries, taxes, repairs to property, etc 173 85

Balance in the Merchants' Bank of Canada 5,335 51

$26,617 6»

Aaaeta.
Mortgages on real estate $98,950

89 shares corporation 7 per cent. @ $175 6,825 00

Cash in the Merchants' Bank 5,335 51

Interest receivable to June 1st, 1900 806 88

Lachine property valued at 8,000 00

$114,916 >»

Audited and found correct.

PHILIP S. ROSS,

Chartered Aooountant.

Montreal, May iBnd, 1900,

JAMES CROIL, Secretary-Treaturtt,

ROBERT CAMPBELL,

Chairman.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE DI8TRIHUTI0N OK

PROBATIONERS.

Jo the Venerable the General Assembly of the Preibyteriau Chunk in Canatia, met in Halifax,
/untf /goo.

nurinjf the year lliere were Iwi-niy-nine names nn the roll of Prohalioners. Of tliesf,
five have obtaimul setliemfnts, four as pastors of re^fiilar i-harjfi'H. ami oiio as an Orilainod
Missionary. Two were droppeil throujfli expiry of time. Of the twenty-nine, the Presby-
tery of Hamilton forwarded and certified three ; Maitlaml, Sarnia, Harrie, Toronto and
Montreal two each ; Melita, Rejfina, Brandon and St. John, New Brunswick, all lying- out-
side the field of your Committees operations, one each ; one was a returned Missionary,
certified by the Forei^fn Mission Committee, and one who was settled shortly after his
name appeared, do not produce a Presbyterial certification. The I'resbyteries of Lonilon,
Peterboroujfh, Saufjeen, Brockville, Ott.iwa, Ciueiph, Chatham, Ni.rth Bay, Cllengarry and
Lindsay (10) sent one each. Twenty Presbyteries of the twenty-seven with which your
Committee are charged, sent in the names of men wishing employment, so that it will be
seen that whether they avail themselves or not of the supply at disposal, the medium of the
Committee is widely accepted for the emploj ment of ministers not in charge in the
vacancies of the Western Section of the Church.

The number of Sabbaths each Quarter, for which employment was procured for Prob.i-
tioners, varied from five to eight. There is reason to believe that most of these received
appointments to vacancies on direct and personal application, either to Moderators of
Sessions, or the Convener of the Home Mission Committee in the bounds.

Your Committee are of opinion that the indefinite expression, " for full or partial
supply," occurring in the regulation requiring .ill Presbyteries to report their vacancies,
should be made more definite — in fact, they could scarcely be more indefinite--and Presby-
teries avail themselves of this in sonio cases, comparatively few, however, by applying for
appointments so low as two or three n the Quarter, some for four. It is thought that the
old practice of leaving vacancies to obtain one-half of their supply, and the Committee
authorized to send one-half, would bv just to all parties ; would be an encouragement for
some to go upon the list that now withhold their names ; and would give those looking out
for settlement a better opportunity of knowing the resources of the Church for pulpits that
are vacant.

The eagerness of settled ministers, even of some who have not been long in charge, to
obtain a hearing in vacancies, has not exhausted itself. Very many examples of the kind
have come to the knowledge of your Committee in the past year. .\ widespread spirit of
restlessness still prevails ; and there is ground for the apprehension that this interferes with
that close and diligent and successful application to the Master's work that is expected of
every one who thinks he has heard the M.ister's voice in the call to which he has responded,
and seen the Master's hand guiding him to the field of labor he has been led to choose; and
with that attachment and confidence, and earnest, zealous co-operation which should be
extended to the minister by all the office-bearers, members and adherents, whether young
or old, to the oversight of whose souls he has devoted himself. In fact, this spirit of rest-
lessness has become the normal state of the Church, and is so very different from what
prevailed in the days when, as some of us are disposed to say, it was better with us in this
respect than it is now.

In the course of the year 10.5 vacancies were reported, the greatest number of which,
fifteen, were by the Presbytery of Hamilton ; the second, eight, by that of Ottawa ; the
third, seven, by Guelph (which, in most instances, took one-half supply) ; the fourth, Peter-
borough, six ; Montreal, Lindsay, Toronto, Barrie, five each, and the others in smaller
numbers down to one, as in the case of Quebei-, North Bay, etc.

Some Presbyteries do not acknowledge the circular issued every quarter to collect
information regarding the number and circumstances of vacant charges. In the Scheme
for the quarter, January to March, seven examples of this occur, namely, the Presbyteries

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of Lanark ami Ronfrt-w, Brockvillo, Kin^fNton, StrHtfortI, Iliiron, Briik.o ami At{;oma.
Soim'linu'Ji llio aii^wt-r comes after iho tuertin>; of llu- I'oniiuillet', alihoti(;h di'tinil«- insirm.--
lions are jfivcn that this shoiiiil be done three weeks before the close of the (jiiarter - a date
which is certainly known by those upon whom the duty of replying devolves.

An excuse for not receiving supply for one or other of the quarters, made by some
Picshyteries, is that the vacancy is about to call, or has called. Hy one l'r«'sbylery a
cliarf^e was reported as havinif called, and was reckoned by the Committee out of supply
ill ilieir distribution. The sante Presbytery reporletl it the loilowin^' ipiarleras sii'l vacant,
aiul il was taken intt) account for the proportion of supply to be assigned. In the opinion
of your t'ommiltee, a charf^e without a slateil minister or supply shoulil be re^ariled as n
A'//i» //(/f vacancy up to the acceptance of a lall that has been extemled, ami the tiale fixed
(or the settlement, and let it be left to Probationers who may be appoinlcil to ileiiile v hellier
tli(>y will take the work Hssif<ned them or not. Kven the holding' of the moderation in a
c;ill should not irxdude him if he sees proper to )fo.

At the meelinjf of the last (leneral .Assembly, the Committee that h.iil been appointed
on Results, reported on the "Remit ;r .Supply of X'acancies " that the returns by Presby-
trries showed that thirteen approveil of il ; three approvei! of il in part, while I'iffht disap-
proveil. The other I'resbyteries not reportinjf, whereupon it w.is decided that no action
should be l.tken on the Remit.

At the same lime there was produced an Overture from the Presbytery j>f .Saujjeen on
ilu- same subject. Both the Remit and the Overture were placed in the hamis of your
I'oniniillee, but without any instructions as to what should be done with them.

In the Re|H)rt last year, a scheme for the supply of vacancies was proposed, ;tnd was
sent to a Special Committee of .Assembly, appointed by the Miulerator, with instructions to
ri'|iort Hi a later sederunt. So far as appears from the minutes, that Conunillee iliti not
report ; and accordingly, your Committee now reprothice the scheme, which has been care-
fully examined and consitlereil by them, and which they re^faril as deservinjf of a favour-
able reception and adoption on your part, which they accordingly recommend.

I.— CO.MMITTKE.

1. That a Committee on the supply of vacancies be appointed for the Western Section
of the Church, including the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, it not beinjf possible to
iiu-lude the districts of tiie Maritime Provinces, Manitoba and British Columbia on accoimt
of ihe extent of territory over which they spread, ami other )feo>fraphical consiileralions.

2. That this Committee shall consist of five members appointed annually b_\' the
Cieneral .Assembly, so chosen as to entail the least expense consistent with efliciency.

3. That it shall be the duty of this Committee to meet .-it least quarterly for preparmg'
and publishing a quarterly scheme of distribution and the discharge o( other competent
business.

4. That they shall call for and receive from Presbyteries in the Section reports of the
names of all vacancies in their bounds prepared to call, and the nantes of Licentiates and
.Ministers without charges desirous of employment among these vacancies.

5. That' in preparing the roll of Licentiates and Ministers without charge applying for
:i|>pointments, care shall be exercised to have il composed only of such as ;ire likely to be
called, and for this purpose it shall be competent for them to decline the immediate inser-
tion of any name that may be lorw;. led if, in their judgment, there is good reason for
doing so ; but that they communicate to Ihe Presbytery their reasons for their action, and
on reply from them may reconsider their decision and either change or reafiirm it — all such
cases to be reported to the Assembly.

6. That each Licentiate or Minister may have his name continued for appointments
two years from the date of its insertion on the roll, when it shall be dropped, unless
satisfactory reasons can be assigned for its being retained for a longer period.

7. That in making distribution the Committee shall observe such order as is most
likely to secure a hearing for the probationers in all the vacancies, thus giving the
opportunity of mutual acquaintance.

IL-PROBATIONERS.

1. That the roll of probationers shall consist of all Licentiates and Ministers without
charge, certified by Presbyteries and accepted by the Committee.

2. That in the order of names a distinction shall be made between licentiates and
ministers, the first place being assigned the latter.

3. Probationers will be expected to fulfil the appointments given them, unless relieved
by the Presbytery to whose bounds they are sent, notice of such relief to be at once sent
to the Committee who may appoint others in their places.

4. Probationers against whom complaints may be lodged for not fulfilling thei

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appointments, for inefficiency or unacceptableness, shall have their appointments withheld
or withdrawn, intimation of this to be sent to them and to the Presbytery certifying^ them.

5. Probationers are required to acknowledge the receipt of the list of appointments for
the quarter by the first post, and to apply at once to the Conveners in charge of vacancies
in Presbyteries for their appointments in the bounds.

6. In accepting a call probationers shall at once give notice to the Convener of the
Committee, and to the Presbytery's Convener in charge of vacancies within whose bounds
he has been assignea.

7> Unless in exceptional cases probationers are to remain in the vacancy through the
week, and undertake such pastoral work as may be required by the Session.

III. PRESBYTERIES.

1. Three weeks before the close of each quarter Presbyteries shall, through tlie
Convener of their Committee on the supply of vacancies, report to the Convener of the
Assembly's Committee vacancies in their bounds prepared to call for at least one-half
supply, Sabbaths of the quarter.

2. That they report the names of all Licentiates open to appointments at the time of
licensing them, and the names of Ministers applying for work, but these shall be only of
such as have had stated charge of congregations in their bounds for a period of not less
than four years, unless in some special cases.

3. That a name which has once appeared on the roll shall not be admitted a second
time unless the person has withdrawn to engage in Mission work under a Presbytery, or
the Home Mission Committee, or from some special reason.

4. The attention of Presbyteries is called to the regulation in force that "Students
shall not be employed to fill the pulpits of congregations prepared to call, except in cases
of special emergency ; nor shall ministers in settled charges be employed to the exclusion
of thof-" on the Roll of the Committee, except by special permission of the Presbytery,

5. fhat in making application for supply each quarter Presbyteries shall have
opportunity of stating objections to the appointment of any probationer on the list, and
shall send the same to the Committee for their consideration.

IV.— REMUNERATION.

That the following rate of remuneration be required for the services of each proba-
tioner per week with board ;

In vacanciesjn which the salary paid the former pastor was from ?800-$l,000. $10

$1,000-81 ,500.. 815
$l,500-$2,000..$20
$2,000 and up-
wards $25

The annexed Appendices I. and II. contain as full and detailed information as your
Committee are prepared to give in respect to vacancies and their settlement. Probation-
ers and their settlement, in such cases as any have occurred.

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All of which is respectfully submitted,
GuELPH, A/a^'jt/i, /goo.

ROBERT TORRANCE,

PRE9BY1

Quebec
Montreal

Ottawa

Lanark an
Brockvill'

Glengarr;

Kini^stbn
Peterbor

Cohvenet:

Whitby
Lindsaj

Toront

Orang
Barrii

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Appendix I.— VACANCIES AND SETTLEMENTS, 1899-1900.

rRESBVT£KIES.

Quebec .
Montreal

Ottawa

Laaark and Renfrew
Brockville

Glengarry . . . ,

Kin£;st^n.,
Peterboro .

Whitby
Lindsay

Toronto

Orangeville.
Barrie

CONORKOATIONS.

Heechbridge

Muutreal, Si. Matthew's Ch .

St. Lambert

Montreal, 8t. Marks

Hemmingford

Manotiokand South Gloucester
Nipean, Bell's Corners and

Skead's Mills

Filzroy Harbor and TarboUon
Campbell's Bay, Bryeon and

Lower Litchfield

Bristol

East Gloucester

Billing's Bridge

Osgood and Kenmore

Rosebank and Clayton

Pakenham

Renfrew, St. Andrew's Cliuroh
Brockville, 1st Presbyteriin Ch

Winchester, 2nd

Oxford and Bishop's Mills. . . .

Merriokville and Jasper

St. Andrew's Church, Lancaster

* Roxhorouuh

Kingston, Cooke's Church.
Port Hope, First Church . ,
Omemee and Lakevale ....

Canipbellford

Laketield and North Smith . .

Cobourg

Port Hope "

St. John's Port Perry

Dunbarton and MelvilleChurch

Scarborough

Fenelon Falls

Sonya

Cannington

Eldon

Lotneville

Dunn Avenue

Cualmers' Church

Milton. Knox Church

Sutton, etc

Toronto, St. James' Square . .

Shelburne

Grand Valley and South Luther

Claude and Mayfield

Bank's and Gibraltar, St. An

drew's

Airlie, Blackband and Banda.

Put on
List.

July,

Oct.,

Jan.,
July,

Jan.,
April,

Oct.,

1 1
It

July,

• t

Oct.,

April
Oct.,
Jan.,

Oct.,

April,
i *

i(
Oct.,

Jan.,
(i

July,
Jan.,

April,
Oct.,
Jan.,
April,

1899
1899

1899
1899
19(»0
1899

1899
1899

1899
19W
1900
1900
1900
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899

1900
1899
1899
1899

1899
1900

i;m

1900
1899

May 22, 1900

July 25, 1899
Jan. 4, 1900
May 11, 1900

Sbttlrd.

Nov. 23,1899
Jan. 4, 1900

Oct. .3, 1899
Dec. 7, 1899

A. King, M. A . .
j.A.Moir, L.LB.

Nov. 28, 1899
Nov. 23, 1899
Feb. 1, 1900
Sept. 6, 1899

Feb. 13, 1900

Mar. 27,1900
Aug. .30, 1899
July 20, 1899

Jan. 18, 1900

Mimsters,

G.F.Kinnear,B.A
E. A. McKenzie,
B.D.

Hugh Ferguson. .

R.\Vhillan9,M.A.
J.D.Morri8on,BA
J. T. Scrimger . .

.L R. Conn

Robt. Young . . .
John Hay, B.D.
Robert Laird . . . ,

VV. M. Fee...
J. N. Tanner.

Alex. Laird. ...
A.G.Smclair,B.A
\Vm. McKanna-
win, B. A.
A.C. Reeves, B. A.

May 1, 1900. \V. W. McCuaig.
Nov. 7, 1899 W. Cooper

Oct. 26, 1899

July,
Oct.,

April,

1900
1899
1899
1900
1900
1900
1899
19(X)
1900
1900

1900|

1899;Oct. 17, 1899
1899 Nov. 18,1899
1899

Mar. 20,1900

1899' July 31, 1899
....I Aug. .3, 18911

R. C. H. Sinslair
b. M. Martin . . .

R. G. Davey.

P. W. Anderson.
R. T. Cock burn .

R. Borland . . .
R. McCuUoch.

"Gaelic it-dispensable.

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1 ;> '

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■-£...

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222

Appendix I.-VACANCIES AND SETTLEMENTS. -C<>«/i«w<r</.

Presbyteries.

Bjirrie

Owen Sound
Saugeen . . . ,
Guelph

Hamilton.

Paris .

London .

Sarnia .

Chatham.

COKOKEOATIONS.

Lake

Allandale

Stayner and Sunnidale
Bradford, etc.. . . . .

Sarawak, Kemble and

Charles

One vacancy, name not given,

reported for second quarter,
St. Andrew's Church, Berlin. .

Knox Church, Guelph

Knox Church, Elora

Jan.,

April,

July,

Put on
List.

1900
1900
1900

1899

Aug., 1898

Waterloo

Hespeler

Knox Church, Dracon, and

Melz

St. John'o Church, Garafraxa

and Mimosa

Port Colborne

Knox Church, St. Catharines

Caledonia

Dunvilie .

St. David's

Haynes Ave., St. Catharines..

Binbrook and Saltfleet

Blackheath, E. Seneca and

Abingdon

Strabane and Kilbride

Bridgeburg and Fort Erie

Pelham and Louth

Nelson and Dundas Streets. . .

Beverley

Drummondhill and Chippawa.
Erskinc Church, Hamilton. . . .
Brantford, St. Andrew's Cli . .
Ayr, Stanley Street Church . .
Mount Pleasant and Burford. .
East Oxford and Blenheim. . . .

Burns' Church, *Mosa

Alma St. Church, St. Thomas.

Glencoe

Thamesford

Westminster

Lobo and Caradoc ...

Duuwich

St. Andrew's Ch., Struthroy . .
Guthrie Ch., Plum Creek and

Black Creek

Oil City anr". Oil Springs . .
Tenth Line, Brook and Inwood
Tilbury E iit and Fletcher

Dresden

Comber and Tilbury

May,
July,

Oct.,
Nov.,

April
May,
April,

July,

Oct.

Jan.

April,

July,

Jan.,

April,

Jan.,

July,

Oct.,
II

April,

Oct.,

Jan.,

April,

Feb.,
July,

Settled.

Mar. 27,1900

Aug. 17,1899

1899
1899

1899

1900
1898
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899
1899

1899
1899
1899
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1899
1899
1900
1900
1899
1899
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1899

1900
1900
1900
1899
1899
1899

Nov. 6, 1899

Sept. 14,1899
Jan. 3, 1900

Feb. 1, 1900
Jan. 4, 1900

Ministers.

H. ?). Cameron.

G. G. McRobbie,
Ph.B.,S>>.D.

W. A. Bradlay,
B.A.

R. Wm. Ross . . .

W. R. Mcintosh,
B.U.

J.R.Gilchrist,BA

R. Pogcn

Aug. 21,1899
Sept. 26,1899
Dec. 14, 1899
Mar. 14,1900
Dec. 21, 1899
Jan. 4, 1900
Dec. 5, 1899

Feb. 28, 1900

A. McLaren

G.H. Smith, BD.
D. D. Jviacdonald

J. Gourlay

T. R. Robinson..
J. L. Murray, Jr.
Hugh Ross

P.J. McLaren, B A

Nov. 7, 1899 J. S. Scott, B. D.
Jau. 30, 1900 S. 0. Nixon.

May 15, 1900

E. C. Gallup

Oct. 3, 1899
Aug. 22,1899
Mar. 1, 1900

Nov. 30,1899
April 17,1900
Oct. 3, 1899

Isaac Macdonald.
H. W. Reade....
James Wilson. . .

J. P. McQuarrie,

N. Lindsay

A. McGregor

'Gaelic indispensable.

228

Appendix I.— VACANCIES AND SETTLE MENTS.-tV«//««^(/.

LISTERS.

Cameron..

^fcRobbie,
'•B.,S>'.D.

Bradiay,' "

b.A.

Ross . , .

Wclntoshi

B.D.

is'irist.BA
o

iren ,

'Jtb.b.ix
icdonald

>bin8on . .
rray, J,-.

IS8

aren,BA

fc,B."D.

up.. .

lonald.
de....
'son . . .

arrie,
r. ...

PRESBYTfcRIES.

CONRREOATIONS.

PrT ON

List.

Settled.

MiNISTEB.

Botany, McKay's Corners and
Kent Bridge

Jan., 1900
Oct., 1899
July, 1899
•• 1899
Oct., 1899
April, 1900
July, 1899

Oct., 1899

Jan., 1900

April, 1899

•' 1899

April. 1900
Oct., 1899

Stratford

Jan. 4. 1900

H. r.nwun. M.A .

Huron

Seaforth, First Church

Brucefield, Union Church ....

Bayfield and Bethany

Verna and Blake

Oct. 18, 1899

E. H. Sawers. . . .

Maitland

Whitcchurch and Langside.. . .

Krox Church, *flipley and

Bervie .

Walton

Pinkerton and Brant

Burgoyne and Dumblane

North Brant and West Bentick

Salem, Dobbington and Gillis
Hill, raised from Status of a
Mission Station at beginning
of the year

VVebbwood

Bruce

Nov. 7, 1899
Nov. 1, 1899
April 3, 1900

F. 0. Nichoi ....

8. D. Jamieson. .
A. Leslie

Algonia

North Bay

No vacancies

*GaeIic indispensable.

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Appenuix II.— list of PROBATIONERS, 1899-2UOO.

m'''^-

hrit

Probation KRs.

Hugii Brown

William Ander80u,M. A.

George McKay

J. J. Coohrane, M.A. . ..

W. T. Noble, B.A

G. J. A. Thompson

F. O. Nichol

10.
11.
12.

13.
14.
15.
16.

17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.

8. G. C. Little, B.A..

William McKiiy

A. G. Jansen

William Morrin

Gilbert G. McRobbie,
Ph. B., Sc. D

W. J. Jamieson

J. A. McLean

William Black, B A....
S. D. Jamieson

1- SO

» a

London . .
Pelerboro'
Maitland
Barrie . .

Saruia .
Melita

D. B. Marsh, Ph.B .
Andrew Mucnab, M.A. .
T. A. Watson, B.A....

J. P. Mclnnes

Thomas Davidson

C. E. Gordonsmith,
F.S.Sc

T. R. Robinson

J. W. Penman . . . .

Charles M. Wyse

Hugh McLellan

W. F. Orr, M.A

D. G. Cameron

J. A. McKenzie

Toronto .
Saugeen .
Hamilton

Orangeville.

Rei'd Miss'y
St.John,N.B
Ottawa . .
Montreal.

Hamilton . . .
Maitland . . .

Guelph

Chatham . . .
Isorth Bay .

Glengarry . .

c
a

Settlements.

Oct.,

July,
Oct.,

Jan.,

1897 Time expired .

1897i Time expired.

1898

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CHURCH LIFE
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Tu Tlir Venerable The General Asaembly.

^■om• Committee on Chureh Lite aud Work begs to report as follows : —

QUKSTIONS SU UMITTED.

Tliese, as prepared by the Committee, were .sent to Presbyteries in the month
ot'November. They have been freely critici/ed by several Sessions and I'resbyteries.
Tliis is gratifying to the Committee, as it indicates an unusual interest in their
work. The criticism would be of more use, if the precise defect in the questions
were pointed out. The Committee would welcome any suggestion of improved
(jiiestions. Tho.se submitted are commended by some Presbyteries as very suitable,
iudieating that notwithstanding defects, there is some fitness in them. Let it be
remembered, that the object of the questions is rather to suggest directions, in
wliicli " life and work " may be displayed. Any Session is at liberty to put them
aside, and give its views in its own ways. But if a line of (luestions was main-
tained, it might in time Lssue in a united policy throughout the Church on
imi)ortant points of congregational administration. Also, it might be the means
of reaching that inactive mass, whose sluggishness acts as a drag on the wheels of
the Church.

THE REPORTS FROM PRESBYTERIES.

All the reports received from Presbyteries are excellent. Convenei*s have
done their work ably and conscientiously. Only about half of the reports from
Presbyteries were received when this report was begun. This delay in sending in
reports could probably be overcome by a little exertion. The reports exi)ress satis-
faetiou with the returns from Sessions in the majority of cases. But, accepting
tliese favourable statements, they make quite manifest the fact that there is a large
portion of the Church little interested in her life and work. Two points are un-
mistakably indicated, from which the General Assembly can draw its own con-
ehisious, namely, first, that a large number of Sessions still i)ay no attention to the
re(|ue.st of the Assembly for a report on this subject. Second, that a large number
of Sessions answer the questions in such a way, as plainly to show, that they have
given little attention to them, and are little interested in them. These facts are
an index of the " life aud work " temperature, where they are found, which is not
encouraging. The questions submitted to Sessions deal with Church life and work
under four general divisions. Namely : — The Congregation ; the Sabbath ; the
Schemes ; Social (Questions. Your committee desires to treat the subject with the
utmost brevity. But it is submitted that a report on Church Life and Work which
covers so wide a' ^-ritory, requires not only to be condensed, but to be ju.st. There-
fore the reporttis presented with the consciousness *^hat the task is a difficult one,
and in reliance on the consideration of the Assembh .

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THE CONGREGATION.

1. Mention any evidence of favourable or unfavourable conditions of nligi-
ous life in the congregation.

The answers (o this question indicate, as we would expect, both favouiable
and unfavourable conditions.

The ({uestion is, — Which preponderate throughout the Church ? The answer
indicated by the reports is, that the evidences of a favourable condition of ri'li>;i(ms
life ill our congregations, are present to an encouraging extent. These are tiiinn-
erated, but need not be repeated here as they are familiar to all. The unfavonraljlc
conditions present are also reported. The Church recognizes her condition, it is
not the ideal one. That has not been reached in any period. Her story is one of
conflict. Her course is through a hostile world. Looking at our Church fiom seu
to sea in all her widely separated and widely scattered congregations, her cxiieri-
euce at present is that of earnest conflict. There is no outstanding testimony of
unusual success. There is no evidence of exceptional conditions of religions life.
There is abundant testimony to the fact that God is in the midst of her. The
Church is holding her ground. Not indeed satisfied, there is an earnest striving
after improved conditions, and in this universal consciou.sness of not havins;
attained, and aspiration after a higher life and larger success, is a great element of
hope.

EVIDENCE OF A MISSIONARY SPIRIT.

1. In the contributions to the Schemes of the Church.

2. In seeking to gather in the non-church going population in yonr

neighbourhood.

Do the contributions of our congregations testify to the presence of the mission-
ary spirit in tliem ? Undoubtedly they do. The reports are unanimous upon this
point. We acknowledge with thankfulness the response made to the claims of tiie
Gospel at lionic and abroad. Many sjjecial calls have been made upon the iieojile
during the past year. The Century Fund, the Famine Fund, the Patriotic Funds
have eacli appealed to the sympathies of tlie peoi)le. These in many parts of the
country have been liberally responded to. It is evident that the religious lifo (if
the people is manifesting its presence in the support ami dissemination of tiie
Gosi)el, as well as in deeds of benevolence apart from the work of the Church. .\
missionary spirit does exist in the Church. It is present to some extent in all tmr
congregations. It is more cons})icuous in some than in others. In some it is nuuii-
festly in its infancy. In all it should be found in larger dimensions. This seems
to be the substance of the evidence.

INTEREST IN THE NON-CHURCH GOING POPULATION.

On this point our Church has not yet adequately fixed its thought. Tiie
rejtorts are almost unanimous in showing that our congregations do not realize tluir
obligations to those who are outside of the churches. The Church must grow li'oin
two sources. The outspreading of her own families, and tlie bringing in of tliose
who are without. This is home mission work in its true sense. Every cougrej;a-
tion should mis.sionate in its own territory. This is not felt, nor is it done to any
noticeal)le extent in the great majority of congregations. It is more attended tn
and more re([uired in populous centres Zeal and expenditure on distant jilai ts
.should be accompanied by interest in those in our own neighbourhood who need tlio
Gos])el. Tiie reports show^ that this view is not prevalent, though there are a U'w
honoiu'able exceptions. While saying this it is to be borne in miyd, that if not
directly, yet something is done indirectly in this connection. Also that the

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|iri--inc of pastoral work in our coiijjregations, hinders etlbrts in tluH direction
wiiicli might otherwise he made.

Any fvideiice of growing religious interest among the young as seen

1. In a spirit of reverence for sacre<l things.

'2. In loyal supjiort of their own congregation and chiircli interests.

On tliis .subject the general testimony is encouraging. Indeed tliis is (lie most
tiifduraging part ofthe reports. It is manifest to all tliai tiic rising generation is
growing up in an atmos[ihere in wliich it is more dillicult to nuiintain a spirit of
icvcnncc, than it was in former days. Irn-vcrcnce for sacred things is obtruded
(III (inr notice at every step, on every side. Even in the churches, in tiu-ir social
iiifi'lings, and in the uses made of the ciiurciu's, in tlic manner in wliich (iod's
won! ;ind (rod's servants are treated and .spoken of, it is often painfully exldbited.
Some are injuriously iiillucnced by it. Son>e reports speak despiuulingiy on the
suhjtct. and it is a subject the Ciiurch should give attention to, l)Utas stated aliove,
the testimony given is credital)lc to our young jieople. They are not degenerating
ill tliis respect so far as the reports show.

THKIK UoVAI/rV TO TUK CIIIKCH.

It is also testified that they are loyal to their own church. Why should they
not 1)( ? When they are not, possibly there is souk; lack in the cluircii. Their
willingness to aid in all work appropriate to them, their services in tlie various
societies, their contributions to mi.ssious, and to other objects, their j)rayer nu>etings,
their attendance on ordinances, all are gratefidly sjtoken of as testifying to their
loyalty. While rejoicing in this testimony, there is another side sometimes men-
tioned. Young men do not unite with the Churcii in such numbers as might be
justly hoped for. Pastors are discouraged at the indilference manifested by those
tVom whom better things might be expected. The world carries away many into
its lollies, and estrangement from Christ. But the reports indicate satisfaction with
the attitude of the young people generally.

4. Is a kindly interest taken by the elders in the spiritual work of the (Jhurch
and by the deacons or managers in its financial all'airs?

This ([uestion was submitte<l in the hope of calling attention to an admitted
t'aet, that the success of the congregation depends to a large extent on the activity
and al)ility of the office bearers. The reports unanimously recognize the devotion
of many of our otlice bearers. Their valued labours and .synipathi<'s in chunth work
ai'e fidly appreciated. It is also nuide clear that a larger attention to their duties
on the part of many of them, would greatly cheer our pastors and aid our congre-
gations. The existing war in Africa has shown very empiiatically how much of
the army's success depends on its leaders. So in our congregtitions, the jieople
are prepared to follow intelligent leadershii). and the elder and deacon should be
the leaders of the people in all good work. The report., iiulicate that tiiere is room
for a revival in this direction. Not a revival only in prayer or preaciiiug, but in
the pinictual faithful attention to financial details on the jiart of many nianagers,
ami in a more active interest in the religious life of the people, on tlu; part of elders.
It is beyond ((uestion, that if any man in business treated his atlairsas the business
of (iod's house is treated in many congregations, he would very soon be out of
husiness. The service of the House of (}od, its providing, should be fir.st in our
I'euard. The best we can bring to it of talent and labor is expectt'd of us by the
Master. The Church, it is recognized in the reports, owes much to our ollico
hearers. Already a great i)Ower to leaven the congregations and the community
with a right spirit, they have still great and unused opportunities before them in
their ofiices.

Such is the testimony of the reports on the subject of the congregations.
There can be no great change wrought, or visible in one year in them. The work

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haH j?ouo forward in faith and in good courage.' The people have taken uj) ihc
burdens laid upon them with willinj!;nes8. While the reports, in their .sinciiity
confess shortcomings, there is justly in all a loud note of thanksgiving.
The second question dealt with is that of

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THE SABHATH.

Any measures taken during the year in support of.
In wliat special respect violated in your neighbourhood.
tS. Any suggestion in order to the better maintenance of it.

The reports received indicate, that except in two places no special nuuisuriS
have been taken in its support. In tiicse cases appeal was made to the law in it
defence. The result was not satisfactory. But while no special measures wi-rt'
called for, every report shows that the ])ulpit has been faithful in testifying on the
suiyect. They show also a great necessity for this. There is everywhere n con-
sciousness of danger to the Church from the encroachments being made on tlie day.
To a great many of our neighbours across the line, it has practically ceased to lie a
sacred day. The railways of our country use it as they do other days. ]Many jiro-
fessedly ("liristiau people do not regard it as to be kei)t for religious uses. It is to
many merely a holiday. Such a condition of things is everywhere felt opeiutini;
against the teaching of the Church and the religious life of the i)eople. The reporis
do not present an encouraging view of the situation. They expre.ss auxitty in
regard to it. They describe the many God defying ways in which it is violated.
which it is not necessary to enumerate here, butthey are of such a nature as shimld
rouse the Chunih to action. The Church is the guardian of the day, and our own
Church is everywhere alive to her duty on the ([uestion. The Oeneral Asscnihly
has api)ointed a special committee to deal with this subject, from which a rcpuit
will b(! made. Your committee would call attention to the fact, which should be
borne in mind in our complaining, that the Sabbath is well observed by our lu'dpit'.
and there are probably few countries where it is better observed by tlie wliolc
population than it is in the Dominion. Also that regard for the day as holy, can
only be exi>ected from those who are alive to spiritual things. Your committee aie
of opinion, that a united appeal by the principal pastors of all the churches, accom-
panied by men of standing in the commercial world, made by delegation to tliosc
corporations which most continuously violate it, might be attempted with success.
Local elforts are of no avail. The local officers of these corporations are under
orders, and can do nothing of themselves. The Presbytery of llock Lake recom-
mends to the General Assembly, "that it use its best efforts to have laws passeil
in the Parliament of Canada, to prevent any corporation or company from enij)lc)y-
ing men to do any kind of work, on the Sabbath day, except works of necessity
and mercy."

Every congregation whose members are forced to work on Sabbath looks to
the General Assembly for such protection of their right to a day of i-est, as it can
secure for them. Your Committee with many of the Presbyteries recognizes witii
satisfaction the forward step taken by the Lord's Day Alliance in the appointment
of the Rev. J. G. Shearer as its agent. A fuller statement in regard to this ap-
pointment, as well as to the whole subject, will no doubt be laid before the Geneiai
Assembly l)y the committee appointed to deal with it.

The third division of the questions relates to

THE SCHKMES.

To these reference was made under the first question, but here the questions
deal with details not referred to there. The first point to which attention is
called is,

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1. Does tho amount contributed to the Schemes of the Chureh Itetir a lair re-

lation to the means of the people? '

The question in intended to call attention to the fact, that there should he a
liiir proportion between tl)e means of the people and the amount of (heir contrihu-
tidiis to tlie Schemes. The reports almost without exception answer this (piestion
in the negative. While the liberality of the peoi)le is gratefully recognized, and
the exceptional liberality of some congregations is given due credit, yet the (lelib-
ciatc. judgment of the reports is, that the contributions to the Schemes, in the great
miijority of our congregations, do not fairly represent the resources of the people.
This condition is sustained by evidence, patent to every otlice bearer and member
of llic Church. The scale of contribution is the measure of our interest in the
l)uilding up of the Chun-h, an*' the extension of the Kingdom of Christ. This
interest, in too many cases, isn^t so great as it should be, and in too many, seems
to l»e entirely al>sent. It is true that very good people may not real!/*' the import-
ance of the Schemes. They may not appreciate colleges sunicieiilly. They may
not understand the use or need of an Assembly Fuiul. Many do not feel any
hunlcn even in connection witii missions, home or foreign, hence the snuill contri-
l)utions. Education in the Schemes is evidently recpiired. It is not only more life
tliat is needed, but more cultivation and more knowledge. A wise and ellective
]ihm of instruction on this subject, carried out by each Session, would be of great
service to the Church. Your Committee ho])es, that the attention of Sessions,
Deacons' Courts, and Managing Boards, will l)e given to this subject, till a higher
standard of giving for these objects is attained.

The second point to wliich attention is called under this head is,

2. How fully does your method of collecting for these elicit the liberality of

your congregation ?

Tlie reports make clear (1) That there is no one; system in use, or found to be
of universal application. A great variety of methods is employed. ('J) 'That
methods are in use whicii are confessedly inetlective. In many congregations the
inctliods do not reach all the possible contributors. {i\) That therefore the
lilierality of the congregations is not elicited as it might l)e, and the means in the
congregation is not called ujion as it siiouM be. It is greatly to l)e dei)lored, in
tile circumstances of our Church, that money vvhicli might l»e, and would be
given to the cause of Chri.st, is not given, because of the failure of tliose who
should collect it to seek it in the right way.

The third point under this division is,

3. Are there any or many non-contributors to the Schemes in tliu

congregation ?

The testimony on this i)oiiit is almost unanimous, namely, that there are ii;
aUnost all our congregations, noii-contrilmtors to the Schemes, and that the number
of these in some congregations is large. Also that many of these are found in the
membership of the Churcli. Some reports say that as many as twenty per cent, of
tiiose wlio ought to contriiiute, do not do so. In one instance it is said as many as
lifty per cent, do not contribute. Xor is the cau.se iiialiility to do so. It is the
alisence of any sense of responsibility or duty in this relation, which appears to l)e
tile principal cause. Some even who are ollice bearers are found among tlie non-
contributors. This state of things it is admitted is not creditable to any congrega-
tion. Your committee believes that by united etlbit on the jiart of iiastors and
cilice bearers, the number of non-contributors could lie reduced to very small
dimensions.

From the testimony of the reports on this subject the treneral Assembly will
see, that the attention of congregations requires to be directed to the claims which
tlie several objects included in the Schemes have iij)on the support of the members
and adherents of the Church. There will remain, no doubt, after all our diligence,
a portion of the people who will neglect this duty. But a persistent ellbrt should
be made, in the judgment of your committee, by every congregation to improve

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the mctlj^xls of (■(ilh'cliii^ until tlio Itcst for tlicm is roadicil. And ('_') that iio ccm-
Ki'CKiitioii should he sutislUtd, until the n(in-<-()ntril)Utory cleini'nt is rcdiu'i-d to a
uiininiuin. Thw powcu- and usefulness of the Church depends, apart IVoni In r
spiritual life and aRt'iieies, on the revenue she lirin)^s in to the 'rr»;asury of Cliii-i.
No aino(Mit of s|)iritual phraseology will nuike up for the ulmeiiee of eonnnon si mm
in these matters of detail.

Tlie next dlvi»i«»n of questions deals with

I'nder this head three important subjects are inquiretl into, mimely, — Tein|iti-
anee ; the jxtlitieal life of the people, and the eondition of the eonimunity in red r-
enee to ehastity.

Under the subject of Temperance, the (irst question asked is,

I. What is being don(! of a specilie kind to eiK'ourage total abstinence mi

Clirislian grounds?

The answers to this tjuestion are encouraging, because they show unmisiukc-
ably, that all our Sessions regard the practice of total abstinence as one which is
in harmony with the law of Christ. They inculcate it in all their ministralitpiis.
and manifestly the great majority of our jtcdple carry out in thi'ir lives this jiriii-
ciple. Manifestly also, they do so on intelligent grounds. Not because it is niiiilc
expedient or necessary by any human legislation, but because it is in harnioiiy
with what they believe to be the teaching of Christ. While this is so, few repuris
speak of anything of a specilie kind being done to extend the principle. It is tauglil.
it is exemplilied in jtersonul conduct, it is inculcated on all siiitalijo occasions. The
young particularly are instructed in it. 'I'he whole inlluence of the Chuuli is
pressing the duty on the conscience of the peoiile.

II. What eHbrt is being made to strengthen teniperancfe sentiment in tlic

community?

This question is in i)art included in the previous one, aud so far as the reports
indicate what is being <lone in this direction by the Church is nniinly in the use ol"
preaching and teaching. Various kinds of temperance so<;ieties, bands of hope, ami
similar organizations aie also employed. It does not appear that there is at i)rcsciit
any one common method in use. Xor does it appear that any special attention
has been given to the subject during the year, excejjt in such localities as luivc
been engaged in contests for changes in, or enforcement of the law.

III. The question is a.sked, " Is the lujuor trallic in your district gaining or
losing in influence.

It is not .surprising to learn from the reports, that in a great many parts of the
Church, the trallic is not gaining but rather failing in inlluence. At the same time
in many reports there is a fear expressed that it is gaining in inlluence. The
reports take their coUmr from the .state of things in their own locality, as they arc
expected to do, which fact makes it clear that some parts of the country are mure
hai)i)ily situated in tliis respect than others, a fact familar to every one.

It is gratifying to learn, that in some of the newer parts of the Dominion from
which reports come, the trallic is not regarded as making headway. Temperanci'
sentiment is growing. This is also true of many of the older sections of the country.
In not a few districts it is said, the liipior trallic does not exist. The Church every-
where is against the trallic. So that possibly, with the exception of a few localities,
taking the whole field into account, and recognizing fully the great power which
the trallic still exerts, the fair conclusion is, that during tlu; i)ast year there has
been no such change in the character of the people as to Justify the conclusion thai
the tratlic is gaining in influence. Rather we believe that the preponderance of
testimony is on the other side. But if so, the margin of gain is not great, cannot be

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in oiH' brit'f year. And any (limiiiwition of tlii' in(!iU'no«' of tlie (ralllc can only Im*
olttiiincd l>y porHiHtent and vigilant I'tlorts on tli(> part of the Christian pcoiil*' of
till' country.

IV. It is auked, — Is the law as at i)rcsi'nt .-xistinn wol I enforced, or is it
violated? And if not enforced, what is the reason?

Tiie almost unhroken testimony is that the existing laws are not fully enforced.
It must he borne in mind that no comntunity lives up to the letter of the law in
iinv dcpartnu'Ut of life. In respect to the lenjperance laws it is fdt, that the
aniiiuiit of violation tolerated is greater than it should he. A number of reusons
JUT ^iivcii for this state of things. Tlu? failure in duty of the ollicials appointed to
sec to its enforcenu>nt may, in particular localities, partly explain tlie fact, as is
stilted in some rejtorts. The l>road fact remains that tlu- continual violation of the
rc^iiilatious under llu' law, have, as might be expected, conu' to lie ac(|uiesccd in
very gciHMally without ]»rotcst. The real rea.son of this state of things being that
the <'onscience of the |)cople has not been educated up to the point which the law
liiis reached. The (;onseience of the peo[>le rcciuircs to be continually rcinf(»rccd on
this subji'ct.

In a review of the whole situation, there has not taken place any sucii cliauge
ill regard to this subject as to warrant any desi)oiiding feeling in rcgar<l to it. On
tlic contrary, we have as much cau.se for thankfuliu'ss to (iod this year as we iiad
last year, for the character and condition of our people in r«'s|)ect to tempcran<'c.
Our reiigi(His temperature will always be tin? index of our moral standing. In lift-
ing up the life and conscience (»f the people, their position on this subject will rise
ill correspondence therewith. This is the hopeful element in the liig'i character of
(Hir people on this subject, that it rests on conscience, and on, Cliristiaii principle,
and not merely on hunum laws. Your committee submits that there are still pos-
siitie udju.stments of the law, whicii would r«'mov»> conditions that arc complained
III', and would l)ring nearer that deliverance of the pcoi)le from the evils of iutem-
pcnmce. and that further suppression of the liallic. with its baleful accomitaui-
niciils, which is the aim and desire of the Christian jx'oplc of the country. The
sentiment of our Church on this (juestion is unchanged and inimistiikeatile.
Ciiiistian nu'U may and do ditl'er as to ways and measures to be used in this spber«'
1)1' Ciiristian activity, but the Church now, as in the past, will not rest satisfied,
until the fullest enuviu-ijiation of llie i)eople from the ])ower of this trallic, and the
ttiuplations which accompany it, that is possible of attainment, has been reached.

The following remarks in ref«'rence to temperance, have been forwarded by
Kcv. D. S. Fra.ser for insertion in the report :

IHK IT.AX OK WORK,

The workof educating our young i)eople in the [)riuciples of temperance should
not be allowed to relax. While we may strive to secure and enforce llurbest possible
laws to suppress the sale of liijuors, the work of education must be continued with
zeal. The saloon is ever busy making recruits fortlie ranks of drinkers aiul drunk-
arils, and it is of thegreatest importance that oiir children and youth should be well
instructed in the i)rinciples of temi)erance as based on the teachings of Scrii)ture.

The " Plan of Work " has, for some years, proved to be a very helpful nu-ans
of carrying on this training in veiy many Sabbath Schools and C. K. Societies,
samples, or parcels of manual, pledge cards, and pledge books, will be furnished on
ajiplication to llev. D. Stiles Fraser, Upper Stewiacke, N.S. The ''Manual"
explains all about the "Plan of Work" an<l how to introduce it into any Sabbath
School, or C. E. Society. It also gives prices of necessary supplies.

The young are fast growing older, now is the time to do work that will bear
good fruit.

2;:The seventh que.stion under this division has been misplaced. It should have
lieen placed after (juestions 6 and (5, therefore we will con.sider (piestion ."> in its
jiroper order.

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V. Wlinl is the stii(f (»r.tiM'ict\ in your IkxiikIh in regard to flmxlity ?

It will lie ()l)H«'rv«>«l tliiit thin <|U(>stioii irlri-Htu tlir " stutt* of society '' in re^artl
to this siil>j<-ct, iiihI not to tlic slatf of the Cliiirch in irl.ilion to it. iIioiikIi it Kivr-
an opportunity tor any ol)st'rvations Si'ssionH nuiy think proper to niiikr upon ii.
Some pastors have frit that tln'r«' is a necessity lor callinjt the allention of ihc
Church to it. I'ossihly there does «'xist such necessity. Tint whether there lie m
not, (he testimony ol'our Sessions is. that there is not special need tor dealing wiih
this sultjcct so fur as the life of our Ciiurch is concerned. < hitside of the < 'liiin h
the reports also intlicate, that in relation to this suliject, the character of our pop-
idation stands hi^h. In some of the newer districts of the, west, as well as in niir
cities, the subject naturally is more prominently l>rou;;ht un<ler the attentinn »\'
the Church. It is lutt. however, neces.sary to dwell ujion it here, it is a sulijeit
with which the Church will no dcaiitt dt'ul wisely and fearlessly wherever it is oli-
truded on her notice.

The deadly and fai- reaching power of the sins prohihited in the seventh cum-
nnindment, denninds that all the churches should exercise vigilance in protecting'
society a)j;ainst them.

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VI. Is the sin of jxivinji; and receivinj; hrihes or (^tmmissions in eonnectioii
with politics or husiness pr«'valenl in your comnuuiity ".■' What is lieini.'
done to expose and condentu it ?

This questi<m introdiu'es a sul>j«'ct to which. «'vitlently. the attention of oui
Sessiiuis has not been nuich jjiven. At the sain«' tinu' the (jueslidu is an importiiiit
one. We have been hearinj; much lately of the necessity of cultivatinuClirisliiiii
citi/.enship. This is, t: ('relation involved in the tpu'stion. . Our Church is a p mm!
school for citi/eiiship. The reports show that the violationsof it. referred to in liiis
question, are n(tt found amon^ us. Nor was the (piestion asked with any expecta-
tion that they woidd be. The sid)ject was introduced todireet attention to the fact
that our relif^ious life is, and should be seen as c(msiiicuously and liri<;htly in (Hir
citizenship as in any other relation. There is no locality within the scope of oui'
returns, in which this evil has been so prominent as to have arrested the attentinn
of the Church. There is in almost cvi'ry locality a small lunnberof the populatioii
who may be enticed into these jiraittices. The inlluence (»f Christian peoi>le should
render them a diminishiiifx (|uantity in every part of our land. The greater jiii ill
lies on those, who knowing; the sin of it, and the baseness of the sin, take advaiil-
aji;e of the jtoverty and i<!;norance of the persons they attempt to seduce. It is well
that this i<j;noble and dangerous sin against the state, and against the divine law ,
has bi-en made a crime i)unishable by more severe jienalties. This t|uestion, and
the one which precedes it, prei)are the way for the next, which is

VII. Is the influence of the Church being more deeply felt, or less deejily.
by those who are outside of it ?

Tliis <|uestion is worthy of greater consideration than it seems from many of
the reports to have received. The answers given to it are not very definite or in a
very eonlident tone. They are so varied, and in many eases so imjterfect. that it
is not possible to gather from them the mind of the Church on the subject. \or is
it possible to pronounce with any certainty ui)on one side or the other. That the
Church does exert a powerful inlluence on the personal and social life of the jieopif
is beyond debate. This is everywhere recogni/ed. liut theciuestion astowliether
this inlluence is increasing or dinnnishing is more dillicult. We know that the
Churi^h may be outwardly prosjterous, and yet not exert, nor be capable of exerting
any moral or si)iritual inlluence. We know further, that the Church may be dis-
charging all her offices, and her courts be filled with worshippers, and yet that the
influence which she exerts on the life of the people may be injurious rather than
beneficial.

Hence the importance of this (juestion. If tlie Church lias not higher stantUinls
of conduct than the world demands, if she does iu>t produce lives with a higher aim

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in not fouiwl att«>n(liii){ on reli)(iourt services, is une important measure of her
iiilhience. Thoii^rli Hi,, n-ports as state<l do not speak ih-liniti-iy, tliey iiiay he
I'i'Uiitded as inciiniiiK to t lie more hopcfiii v iew of tliei|ue>lion. Hut the uncertainty
(if ilieir deliverances shows that the more hopeful view was not so conspicuous as
til lie at once ohsei'Mihle.

This is the last of the series of questions siihmitted. 'riiou;;h they may not be
us |icrtinent as they should he, they at least all'oni to Sessions a fair opportunity of
|ircsentin|{ important aspects of the life and work of the Church.

KKl'OltT Ol' Hl'H-COMMITTKK of THK UKNKlt.M, A.s.SK.Mlll.Y H (OM.MITTKK ON

I. IKK AND WORK.

IMie (■eiieral Assenilily of last yearadded to the recommendations of the Report
(III Life and \V(U'k the followinj^ recommendation: (See min.: (J. A. ji. •'>"».)

•• In view of th" fiu't that we arc soon t<» enter upon a new century, and that
till' (o-neral Assenihly has taken delinite action towards the raising of a Century
Fund, in order suitahly to mark the occasion in connection with the work of our
Ciiiirch. the .\sseinhly definitely recoj^nizes the supreme importance of an advance
ill spiritual life, and to that end invites to special prayer and co-operation the entire
nicmhership. and especially the ministers and otlice hearers of our Church, through-
out the cominj> year, that a committee he appointed whose duty it will he to take
such action as they may deem desirahle to stimulate, direct, and secure unanimity
in such ctl'ort."

In accordance with this resolution a suh-committee was appointed to carry out
lliis recommendation.

This sul»-<"ommittee met in Toronto in the month of Septemher. As the result
of their deliherations, they issued tlu' follow in^ circular to the clerks of I'reshyteries
and to the pastors of the Church : —

BARUIE, Sept. ir,tfi, 1S9i).
To llir Clrrk of the Preshi/tenj :

Dkak Sir : — On Itehalf of the Committee of the General Assenildy on Church
Life and Work, I would respectfully ask you to call the attention of the I'reshytery
at its first meet inf>- to the followinj>' facts: — (I) That in every report on Life and
Work received liy tlu' Committee from I'reshyteries. complaint was made of the
worldly spirit inevailiiif; in the ( 'hurch as the chief hindrance to the proj^ress of the
iiospel. {'2) That the (Jeiieral Asscmhiy recommends that " I'reshyteries and Ses-
sions make use of such nu'asurcs as they deem wise to revive the relij,noiis life of
con<j;regations." Also that " they takt^ such measures as they deem eU'ective for
the removal of the chief hindrances of the work of the gospel of which complaint
is made hy them.'' In view of tliese fiicts, the Committee on Church Life and
Work respectfully ask that the Presbytery take such action as it considers proper
in the circumstances. Tn the hope that hy the united action of all llu' Presbyteries
(if the Church the spiritual life of the Church may lie strengthened, and tin- hind-
rance!? comidained of, at least in some measure be taken out of the way.

I liave been instructed by the sub-committee on Church Life anil Work to send
to you for distribution to members of Presbytery, a circular which I have forwarded
to you.

I am, yours very respectfully,

D. D. McLEOD,

Convener.

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{The Circular to Pastors.)

Baerie, September loth, 1899.

Dear Sir : — The sub-committee of the Committee on Church Life and Work
appointed by the General Assembly, " to carry out the last recommenthitiou of the
report of tiuit Committee " — and " whose duty it will betotakesuch action as tin y
may deem desirable to stimulate, direct, and secure unanimity in such effort '"
as may be made throughout the year by the ministers and office-bearers ofoiir
Church to promote the spiritual life of the Church, (see minutes General Assembly,
p. 55) respectfully submit and suggest.

1. That in eacli Presbytery the carrying out of the recommendation adopted
by the General Assembly above referred to, be remitted to the Committee oii
Church Life and Work in the Presbytery, or to the conmiittee which may be ap-
pointed in connection with the Century Fund.

2. Your Committee is aware that pastors and office-bearers are in sympathy
with the Assembly's recommendation, and consider that it might be carried out
with good ell'ect throughout the Church in the following manner : —

(it) liy the preaching of one or more discourses " recognizing the supreme im-
portance of an advance in spiritual life," making such use of the historical situation
of the Church as may minister to that end.

The record of what God has enabled the Church to accomplish is not so well-
known to our ])eople as it should be. Only a church earnestly alive can enter
hopefully on the opportunities which tlu; opening of the new century presents.

(ft) By devoting a number of the evenings of prayer meetings — to addresses and
prayers — with the object of awakening the spiritual life of the Church, and request-
ing that prayer be made for the .same object in the homes of the people.

{(') That during this time a systematic effort be made to reach by visit or
otherwise non-church going families in the district.

{d) \^\ these, the ordinary means of grace, directed specially to the end in
view, with such additional means as may be available, your Committee hopes thi.i
the object of the General A.ssembly may at least in some measure be attained.

Yours res])ectfully.

D. I). McLFOD,

' Convener.

To what extent this api)eal of the General Assembly was resjionded to we arc
notable to report. Not in any of the reports so far received is there any reference to
attempts made in the Presbytei-ies to carry out these recommendations of the coni-
mitti-e. But it would not be fair to the Presbyteries to conclude from that circum-
stance that no response has been made by them to the appeal of the General
Assembly, Xor would it be fair to conclude that the work of the sub-committee
had been without any beneficial result.

The period in which the Committee had to do its work was very short. It took
some time to get the work assigned to it, formulated and distributed. In a large
number oi congregations efforts were made to carry out the purpose of the Assembly.
And in all the congregations attention was no doubt given to the appeal in such
form as was possible. Tiie Assembly can Judge whether as much has been accom-
plished in the direction aimed at as was hoped for, or as was possible in the time
at our di.sjiosal. A revival of the life of the Church cannot be secured even at the
order of a (ieneral Assembly, nor is it expected to be. It recjuires time to do
spiritual work and to reap results from it. The instruction of the Assembly has
been carried out as wisely and promptly as the Committee could do it, and probably
as much good has resulted from the effort made as could be reasonably expected.
This special appeal which pa.stors were asked to make, together witli the earnest

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aiiiKiils luude on heimlf of tlie Century Fund and In connection witli it, have no
(Idiibt liad a ((uickening etleet on the conscience of the Cluirch.

CONCLUDING REMARKS.

Tt is to be borne in mind in considering this report, that the i)rinei)>al benefit
derived by the Churcii from the work of tlie Committer is to be found in tliese two
directions. P^'irst, in the fact that by the questions submitted, ail tlie Sessions of
the Church have their attention directed to the religious life of the people under
tlicir care, and to the i)rogress wliich the Church is making in her spiritual opera-
tions. And second, in the consideration by Presbyteries, of the admirable reports
sul)initted to them on the imjjortant subjects embraced in the (piestions. These
rci^orts, as already stated, are prepared with great care, and sympathy with the
vaiious matters discussed. In manj' of them, useful recommendations are, made,
wiiich space forbids our quotinji here ; the same reason prevents our making <|uot-
atidiis from the reports themselves, though in nearly all of them valuable remarks
arc made on the subjects under consideration. Also it is to be rememl)ered that
very diiferent conditions obtain in the widely separated districts from which the
reports come. In some parts of the Church, as is to be expecited. there is a more
eiK'diiraging state of congregational life than in others.

It io not to be expected that in the short period which has (dapsed since the
reports of the preceding year were issued, that any very marked change can have
taken place in the conditions of congregational life. The great desideratum in
connection with these reports is, that the Sessions and Presbyteiies should take up
tiiis subject of the life and work of the Church more seriously, and give more time
to it, realizing that on the life of the Church the success of every detail in the
ailniinistration of her manifold interests depends. Your Committee submits also,
tiiat it is worthy of consideration whether some (d)auge might be introduced in the
lorni in which these returns are required. As the Assembly is aware, tliis Com-
mittee has remitted to it the subjects formerly reported on by four separate com-
mittees. These dealt with the subjects of. The State of Religion ; The Sabbath;
Temperance and Systematic Benetlcience. This Committee therefore gives a jilace
to each of these subjects so far as pos.sible in the (jueries .submitted to the Sessions.
Tiiis fact in a measure confines the scojie of the (juestions. It might be the means
of giving greater variety and lil)erty of treatment to tiie subjects under Life and
Work, ifthe Presbyterial Committees were recpiested to take up the work ea<di in
its own way. The Assembly's Committee merely sending down a reipiest for
returns dealing with the life and work of the congregations under the care oi"t)ic
l'resl)yteries. Such a course would entail mu(di more work on the Convener of tliis
Committee, but it might result in new and interesting aspects of t lie Church's work.

The reports of this year, as of former years, indicate nundi earnest life and
labor in all the congregations reporting, notwithstanding that in some ol' these the
interest in vital (luestions is not so great as in others.

If it is asked, as it should be by a Committee on Life and Work, if the ( liurch is
maintaining her position throughout the country and making that jirogrcss which
siiould be ex])ected. the answer must depend on how much is incimled in the
([uestion, and how much is expected of the Cliundi.

One fact in the record of the i)ast year makes it manifest, that whatever sliort-
ooming may exist in localities, in contrilniting to the support of tlie (ios|)(d, the
Church as a whoU' lia.s done Ix'ttcr in this direction than ever before. Dr. NVarden
lias stated in the publicaticms which circulate in our congregations as follows: —
"There has never perhaps in the history of the country been a year in whicdi
so many special appeals have been made to our people. It was naturally exjiected
that these would interfere to a greater or less extent with the contributions for ♦he
regular schemes of the 'Church. It is therefore encouragiiig to know, that the
contributions for the Schemes were larger during the year whicih r<'cently closed
than in any preceding year in the history of the ( iiundi." This is indeed
encouraging testimony. For we may justly conclude, ^^hat enlarging contributions

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are an index of growing interest in the work of the Church. This fact should
encourage the committees on Churcli Life and Work to continue to educate tlie
people on the Schemes, as they have heen doing in the past. If they do s(>. the
record of each succeeding year may be as gratifying in this respect, and as
honorable to the Church as the r- cord of this year has been.

This year has been as other years, in the persistent faithful pressing on iu the
appointed duties, and in the common ways of effort, on the part of all our
congregations. This is what is required of us from day to day, and it is this which
has carried our Church onward through many difficulties to her present position
of usefulness and power. The silent forces are the mightiest. The faith, the
zeal, the i)rayor. the sympathy, the humble following of the Master in tiie
details of life, these it is which break up the indifference and the unbelief of the
world, and make way for the (lospel. Throughout our wide Dominion these have
been making their influence felt. The contribution of our Church to the Life of
our Conntry is of the highest value. The work of the Church is the formation of
intelligent christian character. It is a work not only of converting, but of building
up in knowledge and faith. Our circumstances as a people call for the putting
forth of our best efforts in this direction, not content with a decorous perforniancs
of religious ceremonies, nor with an occasional out-break of emotional zeal, Itut
educating the con.science, and building character on an intelligent faith in tlic
Divine word, and Divine authority. It is manifest that the Church is takinj;
possession of her mission opportunities with wisdom and in a generous spiiit,
though alwa\ s, our opportunities go far beyond either our ability or inclination to
use them. In the mirrower but no less important spheres of the family, and
congregation the life and work of the Church has been manifested as we have seen
in many encouraging directions. The whole .survey emphasizes the teaching of
past years, that in order to maintain and carry forward the, good work, the highest
stanclard of culture and efficiency in the ministry must be maintained. Unintelli-
gent pulpit or pastoral work, is very much, labor lost. The consecration of a
cultivated pastorate to the work of the Master is the hope of the Church. A revival
and continuance of pastoral fidelity, and of fidelity in all our office bearers is the
condition essential to anv advanc^e.

THE CKNTURY FUND,

This part of the year's work need not be spoken of here, as it will be fully
dealt witn by itself. It is only referred to, as having entered largely into the
life and work of the Church during the past year. The effect of it on our
congregations has been wholly beneficent. It has been highly and beneficially
educative Just where education is most required. Your Ccmnnittee trusts that the
expectation of the Church will be realized, the million dollars obtained, and with
this, that the Divine bk-.sinp; wny be bestowed on all our congregations and families,
so that a great spiritual refreshing may be enjoyed in all our borders.

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This is only alluded to here because it has been the occasion of one of the most
gratifying exhibitions of christian benevolence which our Church has ever made.
When in addition to the largest contributions to the schemes ever given, the
contribution to the 'Century Fund, and to the Patriotic Funds, our peoi)le
contributed $50,000 to save the dying people of India from starvation, we cnnotbut
recognize with gratitude to God the presence of a generous and Chiistian spirit
in them, wiiich deserves high commendation.

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THK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

(Kir country during the past year has entered on a new page in lier history.
The manner in which our young men in every part of the Dominion ollered
tlieinselves in tlie service of tlieir country, the splendid loyalty of all our people
tVoiii sea to sea, is an event in our national life wliich the Church recognizes with
pleasure. Not only so, but the valiant conduct of our soldiers, and the admirable
spirit and conduct they have shown, both on the field of battle, and in all the
perils and suffering of the campaign, have reflected the highest honor on them-
selves, on their homes, and on their country.

It is the hope and prayer of every Christian heart, that peace may soon be
restored to the people of South Africa, and that the issue of the war, may be the
opening of wider doors for the extension of the Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.

Your Committee submits, that on a survey of the year's work, even with all
our sliort-comings in view, the General Assembly never had greater reason for
thankfulness to God than it has at this time.

To His name be all the praise.

RECO^NIMENDATIONS.

It is customary to conclude these reportrj with recommendations. It does not
ajipear that tliese are taken very seriously or are acted upon by Sessions or
Presbyteries.

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS.

1. Tliat an earnest effort be made by pastors and office bearers in all our
(•(iiigregalions, to secure contributions to all the Schemes of the Church from all the
imnibers and adlierents, and ihat the methods for collecting for the Schemes,
wiiere it is necessary, be so adjusted as to secure this desirable end.

'2. That pastors bring before the congregations the subject of the Life and
Work of the Church as brought out in the reports, in such a manner as may seem
to tiiem best fitted to engage the interest of the people.

8. That • pastors continue to use such measures as they deem wise to strengtlien
tiie tempe-ance sentiment of the people, to inculcate the privilege and duty of
total abstinence, and to ripen public opinion for a furtlier advance in restricting tlie
fiale of intoxicants.

4. That continued diligence be used in every congregation to <'oinbat
enoroacliements on the Sabbath : and that wherever possible, branches of the
Lord's Day Alliance be established.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

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SUPPLEMENT.

Since prei)ariug the above statement on the Life and Work of the Churcli, re-
ports have been received from the following Synods. The Synod of Montreal aiyl
Ottawa, of Toronto and Kingston, of Hamilton and London, and at the last
moment of British Columbia.

These reports, as might be expected, are admirable compendiums of the returns
from the Presbyteries within their bounds. They contain views of the Life and

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Work of th(' Churcli, us exhibited in lier operations during the past year, very imicli
in agreement with tliose presented in tlie report ol" jour eonunittee.

The Synod of Montreal and Ottawa adopts eleven reeomniendations dculiiig
with points in the rejjort. It states that "on the whole the reports from I'nsliy
teries are favorable. They summon us to make, if possible, more strenuous illoiis
than ever before, to work for the Master."

The Synod of Toronto and Kingston adopts eight recommendations in con-
nection with its report. These, like those of the Synod of Montreal and Ottawa,
deals with j)iiases of the work referred to in tiie report. Tiiey deplore the evils
therein alluded to, and express thankfulness for ble.ssing enjoyed, and work accdin-
plished during the year. One suggestion of the report is, that larger promiiituco
l)e given to the doetriiui of sanctitieation in the teaching of the Chureh, and diu'
recommendation is, that I'resbyterial committees might be appointed with advant-
age, to consult with and assist any congregation within the bounds, that might ask
their aid for the better working of their linaneial afl'airs.

The Synod of Hamilton and London speaks in very hopeful terms of the ((in-
dition of the Church witiiin its bounds. Its recommendations take eogni/.aiu't- of
the encouraging condition of the Church, and express thankfulness to God for it,
Tiiey also commend the appointment of the Rev. J. G. Shearer as Field Secretary
of the Ontario Lord's Day Alliance,. and the action of the General As.senibly in its
ellbrts to raise a million dollar twentieth century thank.sgiving fund.

The re})()rt of the Synod of British Columbia is a particularly interesting docM-
ment. Ft sets forth the peculiar diflicultics encountered by the Church in that jiart
of the field. The conclusion of the report is, that notwithstanding these ditliciii-
ties, the inlluence of the Chuich is every year being more deeply felt. The report
closes in the following terms : " We have sought at your direction to lay our hands
on the pul.-se of the Ciiurch, iis it beats in these reports, and we declare the iuavt
strong and tlic healtii increasingly good. There are still many .sores on the body
which call for skillful treatment. The upbuilding process seems often painfully
slow, but when we look back a few years, and set the i)resent beside the past, we
have everywhere much reason to thank God and take courage. Our deepest grati-
tude we owe to God who has not withheld Jiis Holy Spirit from us, notwithstaml-
ing our many sins, and has given us to be laborers with Him in the furtherance of
tlu! Kingdom of Heaven." The recommendations " urge that increasing etibrts lie
made to promote the great ends the Church has in view, and to permeate busincs.s
and ,so('ial life witii the .spirit of the Gos])el of Christ." I append to the report tiic
following report from the Itev. J. Pringle of Atlin, from which the (general
Assembly will learn the conditions under which our missionary in that held ha.< to
carry on his work, and the .spirit in which he is doing it.

CHURCH LIFE AND ^'-^ORK.

Atlin, B.C., March S 1st, 1900.

We have a cnngretjafinn here in rhe simple, jn-imary sense of the word. There
is no organization except a managing committee whieli has been recon-structed live
times within the year, each time out of almost new material. The professing
Christians here and at Pine City believe in mi.ssions, especially home missions, in
every kind of aggressive Ciiristian work ; but the camp is so poor, and the calls
upon us for cases of local need so numerous, that nothing could be done for outside
interests. I have been long in the West, and I have never known a community
give so mu(!li, in projxjrtion to its means, for the relief of real human need as has
Atlin.

The people are interested in religion. One is startled sometimes to find, that
peo' 'f he thought indilferent, and some he thought antagonistic, are more deejtly
i' .rested in religion than he is. The irreligiousuess of professing Christians, their
loose or inditt'erent lives, are our greatest hindrance and weakness. If members of

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Churches would display their btuiners a little more openly, the evil we deplore
would not be so great, or its iuttiieuoe so pernicious.

TlV-' Sabbath is a quiet day here. But in the busy season a great deal of work
is (lone on that day, " The season is so short," is the excuse. That is eminently
satisfactory as you can see, disposes of every objection, for it puts the blame on
God. If he had only put Atlin in the "Banana Belt" we could keep the Sabbath
(lay lioly.

The evils of drink are more apparent here than in any field I have ever served
ill. The license law seems to i)ernnt of an unlimited number of bars in a com-
muuity. Our boys are away from home restraints, living where there are. lew
oiipDitunitics for the enjoyment of clean or even rational i)leasures, and they drift
into lh(* bar and many of them to the devil, or to use what is thought a more ele-
1,'ant and less profane expression, "to the dogs." You .'<ee there are no homes
licie as yet, there is no resort but tent, cabin or saloon. Every nussionary sent to
•tiierim" ought to have money enough placed at his disposal, to build at once
oil iiis arrival, on the best lot for his purpose whulevcr ita cost, a good, brijrht, whole-
soiiu- home for the Church to which the boys could come to read, rest or write.
Wo are handicapi)ed because of our penury.

'file saloun is always ahead on the choice lots, i.e., where the people <tre. 1 have
no love for the West End location. The missionary with an anxious look on his
lace, and enough money in his pocket to buy pork and beans for two or three
months, sidles up to ihe saloon keeper and asks him ior his place for service. He
frets it, but every such favour askecl is an additional strand to the string which the
devil has on the missionary when he has to liglit evil.

Then the inevitable subscription list, the anxiety about lots, and the snare
(Iriim ill the East beating the advance for saiarj/ in the missionary's ears. We house
ill a tent, on lots where they may be had for nothing if possible. Sawdust floor,
roufili board seats without backs, a stick with a board on its end for a pulpit, and
we go into the fight against the devil who goes about, and the devil in human
lieaits, with his lielpers, the bar and dance hall, they have good solid smooth fK)or,
{■oinlbrtable chairs on which a man can tilt himself back and with feet on window
ieili;e, feel a touch of home, counters with hardwood tops — everything, whi(;h can
lie procured and moved so far, to draw and hold men. Oh I know all about the
(lilliciilty of getting money and the truth that God uses "the things that are not
to bring to naught the things that are." But the firm starting business through its
aiieiit in Atlin, ought to see that he and his outfit worthily represent the firm and
its interests. I believe that such a course will reiuilt in large dividends. Ask the
British American Corporation, Parson's Produce Co., Wilson Brothers, the Banks
alumt it, and note what they say. And their fight for business is nothing to the
strenuous, unintermittent and infinitely imjiortant fight for the souls of men.

The unblushing impurity of the lives of r?o many men and women in this land
makes me sick, nauseates me.

And yet. the gospel is appreciated. There is a great number true to the
Saviour. A large proportion of our population attend Church. Seven-eighths of
the people here respect him who stands right up to the devil, whose blood is up in
the cause of righteousness^ and whose life is a reflection of Christ's. Strange though
it may appear, I have learnt to be almost extravagantly hopeful since coming here.
Kvil cannot win. Good must. However poor and weak and half-hearted its
ai{eiits — it must win, it alone has in it the pi>omise of death to its foes, and of life to
the world.

JOHN PR INGLE.

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REPOIJT OF COMMITTEE ON SABBATH OBSER-
VANCE AND LEGISLATION.

To the Venerable the General Assembly :

Your Coinmittee on Sabbath Observance and Legislation appointed a year
ago, " In view of the unusual iiinmds being made on the sanctity aud integrity df
the Lord's Day in Canada, aiul in view of the desirability of having the convic-
tions of the Tresbyterian Church adequately and ellectively represented before the
Government of tiie Dominion and Provinces in co-oi»eration with simihir com-
mittees of otlu'r Churcljcs and organizations, wwrking for the preservation of tlic
Lord's Day," desire to present tlie following report :

(1). No circumstances have arisen calling for any such action on the part (tf
your Committee as thuir appointment contemplated, and thus, so far as any definite
work done by them is concerned they hnve no report to offer.

(2). Owing, however, to the supreme importance of the right observance of
the Lord's Day, and the danger that the day of rest should be made a day partly
of toil and gain or i)artly of pleasure-seeking, and the critical uncertainty of our
laws upon the question, your Committee deem it wise to present :

I. — Some hopeful and encouraging signs.

II. — For the information of members of the Court, a memorandum of the
Statutes in the Provinces of Canada, for which, as for some other details, we are
much indebted to Mr. A. E. O'Meara, Solicitor of the Ontario Lord's Day Alliance.

III. — A statement of the present condition of legislation on the subject.

I. — Hopeful and Encouraging Signs.

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(a). Your Committee corresponde'd with various labor organizations throuiili-
•out our country, e.g., branches of Trades and Labor Councils and Trades and Lalioi
Congress of Canada, and received si'.ch replies as these : Mr. C. Wlieat, Secretiiiy
Trades and Lab«)r Council, of Toronto, says: " I do not know of any body of
organized men who do not oppose Sabbath labor at any aud all times." Mr. II.
Terry, Secretary London Trades and Labor Council, says^ " This Council does not
favor anything in the way of Sabbath labor. Almost all the organizations atl'il-
iated with us have })laced in their constitutions demands for double time for work
on the Sabbath as a protest against it." Mr. Geo. W. Dower, Secretary Trades
and Labor Congress, says : " Our Congress is on record as opposing the Sabbath
labor, aud as emphatically opposing the seven days a week." Mr. D. J. O'Dono-
ghue, who has a long and honorable connection with the Trades and Labor organ-
izations, and is an uncompromising upholder and advocate of the right observance
of the Lord's Day, not only from the workingman's standpoint but from a religious
point of view, gives a copy of the resolutions passed in 1899 at the annual meetini;
of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, in Montreal, as follows ; •' That this
Congress protests against the inhuman practice of compelling men to work seven
days in succession, aud affirms that one day of rest in seven is a natural law aud
an absolute necessity of common life and cannot be broken with safety. Therefore

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to co-operate with all and any association or society to secure legislative enact-
ment providing for one day's rest in seven."

Surely these facts supply a point of contact with the laboring men for which,
as a Cliurch, we should be devoutly thankful, and, as Ministers, we should seize
and hold, that we may enlist on our side in defeBce of the Sabbath this mighty
army.

(2). Tile success of the Dominion Branch of the Lord's Day Alliance, and in
particular uf tlie Ontario Lord's Day Alliance, in creating, arousing and crystal-
lizinjr public seiiliinent in the matter of the right observance of the Lord's Day.

Tile Ontario Branch was formed in 1895 and in the end of ""SQa had twenty-
four Brunches. The etlicient work of the Rev. J. G. Shearer, as General Organizer
during the early part of 1899 until his appointment as Field Secretary in the
autumn of 1899, brought the number of Branches up at the close of the year to
nearly eighty, and tlie number is steadily increasing. Besides, the Alliance has
already secured important legislation, e.*/., the Act in 1897 making it impossible
for any street or electric railroad to secure a charter after that date to have
Sunday privileges. It has frustrated also the applications of several parties asking
l)ermission for unneces.sary labor and business.

(3). Your own action in appointing this Special Committee to voice your
feelings officially when occasion demands is another hopeful sign by which we
should be encouraged, as indicating tlmt the Church as i' whole is seized with the
importance of the situation. The figlit that is to mean everything for the well-
being of our ("liureh and pure religion in our land is now on. Let no Pre.sbyterian
minister or congregation be found indifferent when the foe is attacking on every
hand, but encouraged by these cheering signs redouble the efforts in its defence.

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ONTARIO.

The following English Statutes are in force (see Reg. v. Barnes, 45 U.C, Q.B.)

1 Chan, i, cap. 1. -'An Act for punishing divers abuses, committed on the Lord's
Day, commonlij called Sunday."'

"Forasmuch as . . . the holy keeping of the Lord's Day ... is
profaned by a disorderly sort of people in exercising and frequenting, bear-baiting,
bull-baiting, interludes, common plays and other unlawful exercises and pastimes,
and many quarrels and bloodslied, etc., have grown . . . there shall be no
meetings, assemhlies or concourse of people out of their parish on the I^ord's Day
. for any sports or pastimes whatsoever, nor any bear-baiting, bull-baiting,
interludes, common plays, or other unlawful exercises and pastimes by any person
or persons within their own parish."

3 Chas. 1,'cap. 1. ".in Act for the further reformation of sundry cdmaes committed
on the Lord^a Day, commonly called Su7iday."

" Forasmuch as the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday is much broken and
profaned by carriers, carters, etc., be it enacted that no carrier with any horse or
horses, nor waggon men with any waggon or waggons, nor cartnien with any cart
or cai'ts, nor wainmen with any wain or wains, nor drovers with any cattle shall
by themselves or any other travel upon the said day,"

S9 Chas. 2, cap. 7.
monlv calbd Siindav."

"^4h Act for the better observance of the Lord's Day, com-

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'*For the better observation and keejAng holy the Lord's Day, commonly called
Sunday, be it enacted,

(2). "That all laws enacted and in force concerning the observation of th«
Lord's Day be carefully put in execution.

(3). " And that all and every person whatsoever shall on every Lord's Day apply
themselves to the observation of the same, etc.

(4). "And that no tradesman, artificer, workman, laborer, or oth«r person what-
soever shall do or exerciHti any worldly labor, business or work of their ordinary
callings upon the Lord's Day or any part thereof (works of necessity and charity
only excepted).

(6). ' ' And that no person or persons whatsoever shall publicly cry, show forth or
expose for sale, any wares, merchandises, fruit, herbs, goods or chattels whatsoever
upon the Lord's Day or any part tliereof. And it is further enacted tiiat no drover,
horse-courser, waggoner, butcher, higgler, their, or any of their servants sliall travel
or come iuto his or their iun or lodging upon the Lord's Day or any part tliereof.

(2). " And that no person or persons shall use, employ or travel upon tiie
Lord's Day witii any boat, wherry, lightci- or barge, except it be upon extra-
ordinary occasion to be allowed by some Justice of tlie Peace, etc. ,

'•Provided, that notliing in this Act contained shall extend to the prohibiting of
the dressing of meat in families, or dressing or selling meat in inns, cook-shops, or
victualling liouses for such as otherwise cannot be provided, or to the crying or
selling of milk before nine of the clock in the morning or after four 6f the clock in
the afternoon.

"Provided, that if any person or persons whatsoever wliich shall travel on the
Lord's Day shall be then robbed, that no hundred of the inhabitants thereof shall
be charged with or answerable for any robbery so committed."

21 Geo. 3, cap. 49 (1781).

Sec. 1. — " Any house, room, or any other public place which shall be opened
or used for public entertainment or amusement, or for public debating, or any subject
whatsoever upon ony part of the Lord's Day called Sunday, and to which persons
shall be aihnifted by the payment of money, or by tickets sold for money, shall be
deemed a disorderly house or place."

The keeper is liable to a penalty of £00 pounds, the manager to one of 100
pounds, etc., to be recovered by " such person as will sue for the oame."

Sec. 2. Advertising public entertainment or amusement prohibited.

"u4n Act to prevent the profanation of the

Revised Statutes of Ontario, cap. S46,
Lord's Day."

Sec. 1. — "It is Hot lawful for any merchant, tradesman, farmer, artificer,
mechanic, workman, laborer, or other person whatsoever, on the Lord's Day to
sell or publicly shew forth or expose or offer for sale, or to purchase any goods,
chattels, or other personal property, or any real estate whatsoever, or to do or
exercise any worldly labor, business or work of his ordinary calling (conveying
travellers or Her Majesty's mail by land or water, selling drugs and medicines,
and any other works of necessity and works of charity only excepted.)"

See. 2 \)roh\h\ts public political meetings, and also certain acts likely to disturb
public quiet.

Sec. 3. — "It is not lawful for any person on that day to play at skittles, ball,
foot-ball, rackets, or any other noisy game, or to gamble with dice or otherwise, or
to run races on foot or on horse-back, or in carriages, or in vehicles of any sort."

Sec. 4 prohibits hunting and shooting.

Sec 6 prohibits fishing.

2V.i

" The word "owner " in this section shall include a corporation.

"This section shall not apply to ferries or to steamboats when employed

b?!C. 6 prohibits bathing in any public place.

(1). Sec. 7. — ^^ Sunday excursions by steamboats plying for hire, or by railway,
or in part by any such steuraboat and in part by any railway, and havimj for t-heir
only or principal object the carriage of Sunday paasengera for amtutement or pleasure
only, and to go and return on the same day by the same steamboat or railway, or any
utlier, owned by the same persons or company, shall bo unlawful, and shall not be
deemed a lawful conveying; of travellers within the meaning? of the Act.

(2). "The owner of any steamboat or railway by which any such Sunday
excursion is wholly or partly made shall, for each offence against this section,
forfeit any day the sum of f^OO, to be recover«d in any Court having jurisdiction
in civil cases to that amount, by any person suing for the same under this section
and for the purposes thereof

(3). "The action lor the recovery of any penalty incurred under this section
sliall be brought before a Court having jurisdiction, as aforesaid, in the place from
which the steamboat or train emj)loyed in the unlawful excursion on which the
action is Knuided, started, or througli, or at which it stopped in the course thereof.

(4). " All sums of money recovered under the provisions of this section shall
l»e appropriated as follows : One moiety thereof to the plaiiitilf, and tlie other
moiety thereof to the municipality of the city, town, village or place from which
tlie unlawful excursion started, to be applied for the purposes of the municipality.

(5).

(6).
thereon.

(7). " The captain or other person in charge of any steamboat and the con-
ductor or other person in charge of any train used for the purpose of any such
excursion shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by this Act for violations
thereof : and the said penalties shall be recoverable aad applied in like manner as
other penalties under this section."

Sec. 8. — {Note. — This became law in 1897).

(1). "No street car company or tramway company, or any electric railway
company, except where it is necessary for the purpose of keeping the track clean
of snow or ice, or for other acts of necessity or charity, shall run cars or trams
upon the Lord's Day.

(2). ' ' The foregoing sub-section shall not app'y to companies which have before
April 1st, 1897, regularly run cars on Sunday, nor shall it confer any rights so to
run cars on the Lord's Day not now possessed by them, nor sliull it affect or apply
to any company which has by its charter or by any special A«t the right or
authority to run cars on Sunday, nor shall it affect the right (if any) of the Toronto
Railway Company to run cars on the Lord's Day, if, or when, sanctioned l)y tlie
vote of the electors under 55 Vic. cap. 99, and 57 Vic. cap. 93. But this proviso
sh?ll not confer upon the Toronto Railway Company any right to run cars upon
the Lord's Day which it does not now possess (if any) if sanctioned by such vote.
Nor shall this section apply to or affect any of the provisions of the Electric
Railway Act, 60 Vic. cap. 14, sec. 95."

Sec. 9. — " All sales and purchases, aud all contracts and agreements for sale or
pui'chase of any real estate or personal property whatsoever, made by any person
or persons on the Lord's Day, shall be utterly null and void."

Sec. 10.— Penalty $1 to $40.

Sec. 11. — Penalty goes one-half to informant and one-half to municipality.

Sec. 12. — l^rovides for hearing by Justice of the Peace, and also contains
following provisions :

" . . ..or the said Justice on view of the offence, may verbally order, or
if on the complaint of a third party, then may, in writing, order the offender to be
at once committed (although it be on the Lord's Day), to the common gaol of the

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place, or Into othe safe custody, there to remain until the morrow, or Home other
day. according to circumstances, until the case be heard and disposed of."
R.S.O., 1887, cap. 208, sec. 11.

Sees. 18, 14 and 15 provide for form of conviction, etc.

Sec. 16. — Prosecution must be comintiiiced witliin one mouth.

Sees. 17 and 18 relate to iictioiis for nets douc under tlie Stafute.

Sec. 19. — Act not to extend to Indiuus.

Eleciric Railway Act, R.S.O., cap. 209.

Sec. 9. — (2) "The total acreage of lands acquired by the company for park
purposes shall not exceed 300 acres ; and no such park or pleasure grounds sliall
be open to the pul)lic on the Lord's Day to be used for games, picnics, concerts,
excursions, or other public entertainments,"

Sec. 136. — (1) "It shall not be lawful for any company to which this Act
applies to'operate its railway on tlie Lord's Day."

(2). The rinining of cars before 10 a.m. and after 5 p.m. for the transporta-
tion of milk exclusively, ])ennitte(l.

Sub-Sees. 3 and 4. — For vi ilatioii company to forfeit !?400, to be recovered in
county court and one-half to go to iilaintiil'. one-lu.lf to niunicii)ality.

Sub-Sec. 5. — Conductor in charge to be liable to penalties under cap. 246.

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QUEBEC.

In accordance with Reglna v. Barnes, 45 U.C., Q.B., 276, English law would
appear to be in force.

See Imperial Act 14, George 3, cap. 83, sec, 11. (Consolidated Statutes Canada,
page 13.)

Revised Statutes, Vol. 2, page 111, "Sale of goods on Sunday." (General
heading is " Good order in and near places of public worship and sale of goods on
Sunday.")

Sec. 3498. — "Except the sale at church doors of country parishes on Sundays
of the effects arising from public gatherings for the benetit of Churches, or those
destined for pious purposes, no shop-ke(^per, pedlar, hawker, or other person shall
sell or retail any goods, wares, or mercliandise during Sunday, under a penalty
not exceeding $20 for the first offence, and not less than $20 or more than $40 for
every subsequent oftence."

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NOVA SCOTIA.

Revised Statutes, Srd series, cap. 159. General he-^ding is "Of the Criminal
Law and the administration of criminal justice."

" Of the oflfences against Religion."

Sec. 2. — " Any person who shall be convicted before a .Justice of the Peace of
shooting, gambling, or sporting, of frequenting tippling houses or of servile labor
(works of necessity and mercy excepted) on the Lord's Day, shall for every ofl'ence
forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $8, and in default of payment shall be
committed to jail for a term not less than twelve hours nor more than four days."

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iitatiitr 1889, cap. 57, extends cap. 169 to corporation*.

Statute 18U1, cup. 5«.— Set-. 1. "Ciip 159 of H.S, of N.S., Hitl Sorien, Is hereby
aiiii-ii*li (I Uy a<kliii<; tlioreto the I'ollowi:!;: M'ctioiis : "

Sec. 7. — "Any parson who amploya or hires or prouurea auy uihcr person to
jxrform servile labor (works of neceHHity and marcy azoepted) on Sunday, or who
(lirects, allows, permits or procures any one or mora of his servants, workmen oi
fiiiployees to perform servile labor (works of necessity and mercy excepted) on
Sunday, is guilty of performing servile labor on Sunday within tha meaning of tha
Bpoond section of this Act, and shall for the tirst offence, 'jtc."

Sec. 8. — "Any body corporate which employs or hires or procuras any paraon
to perform servile labor (works of necessity Mxd mercy excepted) on Sunday, or
which directs, permits, allows or procures any one or mora of its servants,
workmen, or employees to perform servile labor (works of necessity and mercy
excepte.d) on Sunday, is guilty of performing servile labor on Sunday within tha
meaning of the second section of this Act, and shall for the first otfeuce, etc."

NEW BRUNSWICK.

Consolidated Statutes, page 1082. General heading is " Criminal Law."

'* Of offences against Religion."

Sefc. 2. — " Whoever shall openly desecrate the Lord's Day, commonly called
Sunday, by shooting, gaming, sporting, playing, hunting, drinking or frequenting
tipj)ling iiouses, or by servile labor (works of mercy or necessity excepted), shall
for every oflence pay a tine not exceeding forty shillings, or be committed to jail
for a term not exceeding four days."

Statute 1899, cap. 11.-
Day."

-"An Act to prevent the profanation of the Lord's

Sec. 1. — (1). "No person shall on the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday,
sell or publicly shew forth or expose or otfer for sale or for purchase any goods,
chattels, or other i)ersoual property or other real estate wliutsoever, or do or
exercise any worldly labor, business, or work of his ordinary calling (conveying
travellers or Her ^Majesty's mail by land or by watc, selling drugs and medicines,
and other works of necessity and charity only, excepted)."

(2). " The word 'person' in this Act shall not he construed as including cor-
porations except where tiie context requires a contrary interpretation ; and anjrj
corporation which requires or permits its employees to carry on the business of
such corporation, or to labor or .work therefor, contrary to the provisions of this
Act, shall for each oflence forfeit a sum not exceeding $100."

(3). "Nothing herein contained shall prevent the delivery of milk or ice to
customers on Sunday ; or shall prevent telephone or telegraph companies from
keeping open their offices for the purposes of receiving, transmitting, and de-
livering messages ; or the keepers of livery stables and cabs from letting on
Sunday horses and vehicles with or without a driver for purposes other than that
of doing business or work ; or the proprietors of daily morning newspapers or
theii employees from doing such kinds of work as may be necessary for the
purposes of preparing and printing a Monday morning's edition of such news-
paper ; or any clergyman or physician from exercising the work of his ordinary
calling on Sunday ; or any paid organist from playing in any church or in connec-
tion with any religions service, or any paid singer from singing in any church or
in connection with any religious service ; or any sexton from performing the ordinary
work in connection with any church ; or the putting forth to sea of any vessel for
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coming into port, or any pilot or pilot-liout or any tiiK l)oat from going in Ht'tirrli of
vessels making tor port, or fVom bringing any vi-^tsf! into port or from talking Iut
out of nort on i$nn<iay ; or hIuiII prcvt-nt t lie carrying on in any mill or nuiniiruc-
tory, of any nninnt'actiiring |)r(K:fHu of hik'Ii a ;)aturo that it i8 onsoutial to itnucnl
with the work and dovcliipniont tlieri'of contiDUounly for a period ov(M' hIx <luys lo
prevent injury or damage to tliu material ho in course of manufacture', or tin;
operation in any mine of any pumps ; or from steam driving ; or from towiii;,',
booming or freighting any lumber or raft of luml>er or timber when the siiint- is in
transit, and it is easential to proceed witli the transport of the same to |)n'v*iit
injury thereto, or to prevent such delay in getting the same to its place of (l<stiiia.
tion as would be liable to lead to the loss or injury of HU(!h lumlwr ; or ahull n|)|ily
to the loiiding or unloading of ((Hhing KniackM or l)oats ; or to the moving of throiiKli
freight trains in the Provin<;e of New Brunsiwick."

Sub-8ec. 4 permits sailing of steamships under contract with Canadian Gov-
ernment.

Sees. 2 to 6 pratically identical witli sees. 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 of Ontario Act. Pol-
itical meetings are not i>roliibited and limit of fine is $20.

Sec. 7. — "Nothing herein contained shall relieve omi)loyees or servants wlm
violate the provisions of this Act from the penalty thereby imposed in case of sutii
violation."

Sec. 8. — Section of Consolidated Statutes above set out shall remain in force.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

Statute 1780, cap. S. (Revised Statutes, Vol. 1, page 34.)
due observance of the Lord's Day."

"An Act for the

" VVhereiia the due ol»sorvanee of the Lortl's Day in this island has been hitherto
much neglected, and many abuwes of the sanv l«"ve been coniniitted, to the mani-
fest prejudice and disliuuor of religion ami the shameful violation of public
decorum and good order.

Sec. 1. — " 13e it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council and Assembly, in
order that all persons may be restrained from such indecent and irregular conduct
in future, and may l)c permitted to apply themselves to the rational duties of
relijiion and true piety, botli iniblidy and privately, no tradesman, store-keeper,
or liny other person or persons whatsoever, siiall hereafter open or cause to be
opened his, her or their shop or storehouse, either by himself or herself or by his
or her servant or servants, child or children, sell, expose or ofler to sale, upon any
bulk, stall or shed, or send or carry out any manner of goods or merchandise on
the Ijord's Day or any part thereof. Provided, nevertlieless, that this Act shall
not extend to prohibit any persons Jrorn selling or exposing to sale, milk and fresh
fish before the hour of nine o'clock in the morning and after five o'clock in the
afternoon of the said day.

Sec. 2. — " And be it further enacted by the atithority of the aforesaid, that no
trucknuui, driver of carls, laborer, or other person whatsoever, shall hereafter do
or perform any labor, work, or business appertaining to his or their respective
ordinary callings or professions or other worldly labor, or sutler the same to be
done by his, her or their child or children, servant or servants, either by land or
by water (works of necessity and charity only excepted), or practise or suflfer to be
practised any sport, fowling, fishing, game, play or pastime whatsoever, in any of
the county towns or other parts or places wheresoever within this island on the
Lord's Day or any part thereof, upon pain that every per.son so oU'ending, upon
conviction thereof by the oath of one creditable witness, before any of his magis-

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tmtefl, JuBtireR of the Peace in this island, or upon view of Buch JuHtico, shall for
♦■vt'ry Hiuih otl'cnce forfeit, eU'."

Statute 1801, cap. 7, aec. 10 (Vol. 2, page 420) proliil>it8 setting, etc., of nets.

Statute 1808, cap. H, repeals exception us tu fish in StaMite 1780, above.

MANITOBA.

Revised Statutea, page Ig^O. — Municipal Act, sec. 604 empowers council of city,
town, etc., to pass by-laws for "preventing perHons carrying on tlicir ordinary
tniilcs, caliingH, or occupations on Sunday, and tlio violation of the Sabbath I)ay."

Statute 1895, cap. SS, see. 11.

" No car operated l)y horses or by electricity or other motive power as a Htreet
cir or tram car shall be run or operated on the day Icnown oh Sinnlay or the
l.did'H Day under a penalty of $100 and costs of prosecution for eacli oflence.
Siicii penalty may Ix; r«!e()v«"red from the person, company, partnersiiip or corpor-
ation owning an»l operating tlie cars whicli are rini or operated in eontraventicm of
tills section, and also severnlly from each otHcer, s(;rvant or agent of the naid
luTson, j)artnersliip, or company, or corporation, who is in any way engaged in
tlac work of running or operating such cars in contravention of this section."

Statute 1S!)8, cap. 27. — "An Act to provide for the better observance of th«
Lord's Day."

Sec. 2. — "It is not lawful for any merchant, tradesman, artificer, mechanic,
workman, laborer, or other such person, on the Lord's Day or the day commonly
ciillcd Sunday, to sell or publicly shew forth, or expose or ofler for sale or to
purchase any goods, chattels, or other personal property or any real estat.: wiiat-
«)(i'ver, or to do or exercise any worldly labor, business, or work of his ordinary
calling (conveying of travellers or Her Majesty's mail ' v land or by water, selling
drugs and medicines, and other works of necessity and of charity only excepted)."

Sec. 8 prohibits games to which admittanco fe« is charged or for price or
reward, and races for prize or reward.

Sec. 4 proliibits advertising public amusements and opening any building for
purpose of public amusements when admittance fee Is charged.

See. 5. — Sale of real estate void.

Sec. 0-11. — Penalties similar to those In Ontario Act.

Sec. 12 repeals above provisions of Municipal Act.

Seo. 14. — Act not to be held to repeal any laws in feroe.

NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES.

Consolidated Ordinances, cap. 91. — "An ordinance to prevent the profanation
of the Lord's Day."

Sec. 1. "No merchant, tradesman, artificer, mechanic, workman, laborer, or
other person wbatsover, shall on the Lord's Day sell or pubHcly shew forth or
expose or oti'er for sale or purchase, any goods, chattels or other personal proper^,
or any real estate whatsoever, or to do or exercise any worldly labor, business, or
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mall, selling drugs and medicines, and other works of necessity and works of
charity only, excepted)."

Sec. 2 forbids games, races, etc., in public places.

Sec. 8. — Contracts made on Sunday to be void.

Sec. 4. — Fine may be $100.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Revised Statutes, page 2011, applies only to old Province of British Columbia
—enacts that following English Statutes shall be in force :

1. Chas, 1 cap. 1 — see under Ontario.

8. Chas. 1 cap. 1 — see under Ontario.

■ 29. Chas. 2 cap. 1 — see under Ontario.

11 and 12 Vic. cap. 49 (Ale House Act.)

See also R.S., page 1304 (liquor — Sunday closing — exception as to "bona tide
travellers.")

NEWFOUNDLAND.

The English law is in force by Statute of Newfoundland.

Statute 189S, cap. 2S. "An Act to prevent the killing of seals on Sundays."

"Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council and the House of
Assembly in legislative session convened as follows :

Sec. 1. — " No seals shall be killed by the crew of any steamer or sailing vessel
or of any number thereof on any Sunday (that is to say from twelve o'clock on
Saturday night until 12 o'clock on Sunday night) in any year, nor shall seals so
killed be brought into any port in this colony or its dependencies in any year,
under a penalty of $2,000 to be recovered in a summary manner by any person wlio
shall sue for the sum before a Stipendiary Magistrate from the master or such of
the crew of the said steamer or sailing vessel who have violated the provisions of
the Act."

Statute 1896 — St. John's Street Railway, sec. 33 — provides for operation
"Sunday's excepted."

English Statutes are in force in Regina v. Barnes is good law- -English
Crimintd Law introduced by Statute.

Ill, — Present Condition of Legislation.

In 1897, at the instigation of the Ontario Lord's Day Alliance, the Govern-
ment of Ontario introduced an act to amend the Lord's Day Act, making (1) cor-
{>orations. (2) all classes of persons subject to its restrictions and penalties. A very
arge delegation of various companies brought strong opposition and the Goa xM-n-
ment withdrew the bill, giving pledge, however, that soon one of similar import
W'culd be introduced.

^ Since that time the Metropolitan Railway Company, despite the Act of 1897,
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possessing the same, began ruuuing their railway. They quoted in justification
thf niliug of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in the case of the Halifax Electric
Tnimway Company in which it was decided that legislation dealing with such
matters was ultra virea of the Province and belonged properly to the Dominion
Pailiameut under "Criminal Law."

This was a new situation altogether, and at the request of the Alliance the
Attorney -General determined to submit a test caee to the Court of Appeal to settle
the matter of Provincial jurisdiction, and also various other questions in dispute.
The Attorney-General appointed, at the expense of the Government, John A.
Patterson, M.A., Chairman of the Legal Con:mittee of the Lord's Day Alliance,
aud Mr. A. E. O'Meara, B.A., Solicitor of the Alliance, to argue the case. The
argument is now going forward. The following is a copy of "An Order-in-
Couucil iu the Court of Appeal for Ontario signed by His Honor, Lieutenant-
Governor, the nineteenth day of May, A.D., 1899 :

"Whereas, in the case of Regina v. Halifax Electric Tramway Company,
the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia recently held legislation regarding the Lord's
Day passed by the Legislature of that Province since Confederation to be ultra
vires, aud in the recent case of Regina v. Metropolitan Railway Company before the
Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of York, the authority of
the Legislature of Ontario to enact such legislation was called in question, and it is
deemed desirable to ascertain whether and to what extent the Legislature of
Ontario has jurisdiction on this subject.

" And whereas, should it be held that the Legislature of Ontario has not such
jurisdiction, it appears that, under section 129 of the British North American Act,
the Consolidated Statutes of Upper Canada, chapter 104, still remains in force in
Ontario :

' ' And whereas, in various proceedings in the courts of this Province, from
time to time the questions hereinafter set out, numbered from 3 to 7, have been
raised regarding the true interpretation and effect of language used alike in
section 1 of said Consolidated Statute and in section 1 of chapter 246 of the
Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1897, and it is deemed desirable to ascertain the true
meaning and eflect of section 1 of said Revised Statute, which ever may now be
the law of this Province :

"The following questions are pursuant to chapter 84 of the Revised Statutes
of Ontario, 1897, submitted for the opinion of the Court of Appeal :

1. "Had the Legislature of Ontario jurisdiction to enact chapter 246 of the
Revised Statute of Ontario, 1897, entitled ' An Act to prevent the profanation of
the Lord's Day,' and iu particular, sections 1, 7 and 8 thereof?

2. (a) " Had or has the Legislature of Ontario power by the aforesaid Act, or
any Act of a similar character, to prohibit the doing or exercising of any worldly
labor, business or work o\\ tlie Lord's Day within the Province upon and in
connection with the operation of lines of steam or other ships, railways canals,
telegraphs and other works and undertakings to which the exclusive legislative
authority of the Parliament of Ciinada extends under the British North American
Act, section 91, sub-section 29, and section 92, sub-section 10, a, b, c?

(6) " Had or has the Legislature of Ontario power to prohibit the doing or
exercising of any worldly labor, business or work oi the Lord's Day within the
Province when such prohibition would effect any matter to which the exclusive
legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada extends, under any other sub-
section of said section 91, as for example sub-sections 5, 10 and 13 ?

3. "In section 1 of said Statute, R.S.O., chapter 246, or the Consolidated
Statute of Upper Canada, chapter 104, as the case may be, do the words ' other
person whatsoever ' include all classes of persons other than those enumerated
who may do any act prohibited by said section, or is the meaning of these words
limited so as to apply only to persons e^uadem generis with the classes enumerated ?

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indivirluals who for and on behalf of corporations do the labor and work .
exercise the business of carrying passengers for hire from doing such labor and
work and exercising such business on the Lerd's Day whether the corporations,
for or on behalf of which the labor or work is done, are or are not within the
prohibition of the said section ?

5. "Do the words "conveying travellers," as used in said section 1, apply
exclusively to the carrying to or towards their destination of poidous who are in
the course of a journey at the commencement of the Lord's Day?

6. " Does the said section 1 apply to and include corporations?

7. (a) " Do the words ' work of necessity,' as used in section 1, apply bo as to
include the doing of that which is necessary for the care or preservation of pro-
perty so as to prevent irreparable damage other than mere loss of time for the
period during which the prohibition extends ?

(b) " If so, is the necessity contemplated by the statute only that which arises
from the exigency of particular and occasional ciicumstances, or may such
necessity grow out of and be incident to a particular manufacture, trade or
calling?

(c) "If such necessity may grow out of or be lucident to a particular manu-
facture, trade or calling, do the words 'work of necessity,' apply exclusively to
the doing on the Lord's Day of that without which the particular manufacture,
trade or calling cannot successfully be carried on during the remaining six days of
the week?"

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

The case of Begina v. Halifax Electric Tramway Company was decided in
January, 1898, ac'. arose from an attempt to enforce legislation of 1889 and 1891,
bringing corporations and other employers of labor within the provisions and
penalties of the Lord's Day legislation in force at Confederation, The main
ground of the judgment is that such legislation belongs to the Dominion Parlia-
ment under ''Criminal Law."

The case of Regina v. Metropolitan Railway Company was a proceeding by
inditemenfc to eo^brce against this company the legislation of 1897 prohib-
iting Sunday operation by electric railway companies, etc. It may be of
interest to note that the Metropolitan Railway Company has on two occasions,
viz., when incorporated in 1877 and again in 1895, asked the legislature for power
to carry passengers on the Lord's Day, and has on both occasions been refused.
This Company is now one of the prime movers in attacking Provincial legislation.

Sec. 129, B.N. A. Act enacts in .substance that the laws in force in the
Provinces at Confederation shall continue in force thereafter, until repealed or
amended by the Dominion Parliament or Ontario Legislature, according to their
respective powers. This section is of great importance if it rfhould be held that
the Provinces have not jurisdiction, for in most of its leading provisions the
present Lord's Day Act is the same as that passed in 1845, which was in force at
Confederation.

Be Q JESTIONS ABOVE.

1. Section 1 is that which contains the main body of the law. Sections 7 and
8 are particularly mentioned because they were enacted by the Provincial Legis-
lature in the yeurs 1885 and 1897 respectively.

This question raises the broad general issue of the jurisdiction of the Pro-
vinces. The B.N. A. Act assigns "Criminal Law" to the Dominion, and "Civil
Rights" to the Provinces. The main question to be considered is under which of
these such legislation falls. The answer mainly depends upon what is considered
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nets of individuals done on the Lord's Day, and therefore to make them offences,
there is no doubt great force in the contention that the legislation belongs to the
Biibjcct mutter " Criminal Law." If, on the other hand, the true object be, as we
biliwVG it is, to preserve for all people the right to enjoy th« Lord's Day
as a day of rest, and opportunity for worship, and if the legislature seeks to
accomplish this result by regulating the exercise of "Civil Rights" in carrying on
business or doing work, the legislation would seem clearly to fall within "Civil
Rij,'lits."

It is important to note that this discussion involves a question fundamental to
the \v lole subject and a judgment holding that Lord's Day legislation comes
within "Civil Rights" will have a valuable indiiect effect in strengthening the
position of those who seek to uphold such legislation.

2. These various matters, no doubt, belont;- to the Dominion as subjects for
legislation, but it by no means follows that i^r^rsons engaged in these various
classos of business and work are therefore for all puri)ost's made subject to the
oxchisive legislative authority of parliament. The iraporta'it question yet remains
wlutlier in spite of railways, etc., being as such made subject to parliiinuMit, tlioso
eiiiiiigod upon them are not at the same time subject to the law of the Province
which regulates the carrying on of all business and all work so as to preveut it on
the Lord's Day.

As to ships the question is a practical one at present. The Alliance has just a
few days ago had representations made from Fort William as to 150 to 200 men
being obliged to labor there last season on the Lord's Day in loading and unloading
vessels.

Until recent years in all these matters the law of the Province has to a
very great extent been complied with, but recently there has been a great devel-
opment in Sunday labor in all these.

As to (!anals, in 1883 an attempt was made to enforce the law of the Province,
and one, Berriman, a lock tender on the Welland Canal, was lined. Tiie convic-
tion was afterwards quashed by the High Court on the ground that the defendant
was a servant of the Crown. We dispute the soundness of this decision, and
propose to contend that the Provincial Act does apply to those laboring on the
canals.

In (6) the matters referred to are postal service, navigation and shipping,
international and interprovincial ferries.

3. This is one of the most vicious principles ever applied to the interpreta-
tion of the Act. It seems quite clear that part of the very genius of the Act
ought to be its impartial application to the w'hole community. There is not i.
particle of doubt that the words were originally intended to be general. Under
this rule many classes are exempt. For example, the cab driver, musician and
street car company. In the Hamilton case, Judge Osier based his judgment upon
ejusidem generis, .Tudge INIacleMnan based liis judgment upon the point that corpor
ations as such are not allected by the Act. Jliief Justice linrton took both
grounds. By this rule the .\ct is practically limited to the classes enumerated,
although theoretically, others may be brought in as being ejusdem generis. Some
of the highest courts in England have in recent years taken a view upon the
ejusdem generis principle entirely different from that adopted by our Co.urt of
A])peal. There ia therefore good ground for hoping that ultimately the words of
the Act will be interpreted in accordance with the real intention of the Act.

4. In the Hamilton case two judges expressed the view that as the penally
sections of the Act cannot be made applicable to corporations, therefore corpora-
tions are not within the prohibition of section 1. In case this view should ultim-
ately prevail, it is intended by this question to ascertain whether those employed
by the corporation would be within section 1. In the Midland elevator case the
Queen's Bench Divisional Court held that as a railway company is not within the
Act (i.e., on the Hamilton case) the servant of the railway company is not within
the Act. With due respect to that Court, it does not seem to us that there is any

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reasonable ground for taking this position. It is perfectly consistent with what is
said in the Hamilton case, that an individual should be within the Act, provided
the business or work done by him is included.

5. This question suggests a definition of the words "conveying travellers."
which we think to be the only sound one. In the Hamilton case Judge Rose was
of the opinion that the i)cr.son carried a few hundred yards on the street is a
"traveller." An important fact, however, is that in the Court of Appeal tlip
present Chief Justice, who then presided, expressed a .strong opinion in favor oC
the contention of the Alliance, although in that case in was not necessary for him
to express any opinion on the point.

6. It does not seem necessary to add to what is said above.

7. This question speaks pi-etty well for itself. It is an attempt to settle tlie
principles upon which the words "work of necessity" are to l»e interpreted in
their api)lijcation, more especially to one matter, viz., manufacturing industries.

If the one word " 'iccessfully" were .struck out from (c) it would seiMii
reasonable to answer all thret- points of the question in the aHirmative. It would
probably serve no useful purpose to attenijit in a short memoranthim to discuss tiie
very complicated matters which it will be necessary to consiiler inider this
question. One point, however, is reasonably clear, and that is, that however
these questions may be answered there will still remain in the case of each manu-
facturing industry the particular question of fact whether certain work is or is not
" of necessity."

The word "successfully" is not in the draft of questions prepared by the
Alliance, but was inserted by the Attorney-General. The great ditliculty about
this word seems to be that it needs itself to be defined.

Your Committee has no recommendation to offer. That belongs more fittingly
to the Committee on Church Life and Work.

We desire to thank very heartly Mr. A. E. O'Meara for his " Memorandum of
the Statutes of the Various Provinces," as well as for facts about the "Present
Condition of Legislation." We note with pleasure the forward step whicli tlie
Dominion Lord's Day Alliance has taken in appointing the Rev. J. G. Shearer
Field Secretary, and we hereby pledge him our hearty support.

Believing that a day of weekly rest and the opportunity for public worship
safeguarded by legislative enactment is a possession of priceless value to the sons
of toil and to all others, especially in this busy age, we earnestly ask all members
of our Church to heartily support all efforts at safeguarding its sanctity and
preserving it for the future free from the inroads of unnecessary labor, pleasure-
■eeking and gain.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

D. R. DRUMMO^■D, Couvemr.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SABBATH SCHOOLS,

1899-1900.

To the Venerable the General Assembly :

The report uow placed in your hands contains much that is exceedingly
encouraging. There are features of it, however, which demand very serious
thought from our whole Church.

1. The increase in the number of Schools and of scholars reported is grati-
fying. The question might be asked, however, is this increase due to increased
activity in Sabbath School work or is it due to more accurate reports than in the
preceding years? It is also necessary to note that even yet, if we compare the
report with the lacts contained in Mr. Peck's appended statement, there are many
of our Presbyterian children who are not in our Schools. Where are they? Many
no doubt are being taught at home,, but very many are to be found either in the
schools of other denominations, and are in danger of being lost to the Presbyterian
Church, or are receiving no religious instruction at all, and are in danger of being
lost altogether to the Church of Christ.

This is the Hrst year we have a column which contains reports regarding the
Home Dei)artment. The meagreness of these reports shows that this very im-
portant branch has not yet taken firm hold of our Church. It is hoped that it
may be rapidly extended in our congregations, as it not only makes provision for
those who are not able to attend the Sabbath School, but it is calculated to unite
more closely the Sabbath School and the home in the religious training of the
young.

2. The Training in the Schools. — It will be noticed that there is a dec"ded
increase in the number of those committing Scripture to memory, also the Shorter
Catechism. It is generally felt, however, that there is serious defect in the sys-
tematic study of the Bible, and that ignorance of its simplest truths is sadly
prevalent. This is perhaps partly due to the fragmentary nature of the lessons in
the past. There is an improvement in this respect and we hope for better things
in the future. Our best and most faithful teachers say it is due very largely to the
fact that no systematic etlbrt is being nuide to train the teachers to teach : that
witli only about half an hour each week at theii disposal tliey cannot hope to
accomplish much, unless they are familiar with the best methods of imparting
instruction. They are pleading earnestly for the establishment of classes where
they can receive the instruction which tliey so nuich need. Can something not be
(lone to render more efficient the labours of the devoted men and women who are
teaching in our Schools?

A discouraging feature of this '•eport is the decrease in the number of those
who are coming into full comnuniion with the Churcih from the Sabbath School.
Since 1896 the number has each year been decreasing. Why is it? Are the claims
of Christ and His Church urged upon the young as they shonld be? Surely all our
labour is in vain if it does not result in the surrender of these young lives to Him
who died for them and lives fcv them. No forward movement which claims our
advocacy is to be compared in importance with that which will secure the leading
of the children to Christ and building them up in Christ.

3. Loyalty to the Missionary Work of Our Church. — The reports show that a
considerable sura has this year been raised for missionary objects in advance of last

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year. With the exception of cboiit $2,000 this increase is tl»e outcome oi' tlio
Children's Day coUection for the Century Fund. It is j^ratiiyiug to notice tliat tlic
collection on Children's J)ay did not in the least interfere with the sum raised lur
Schemes of the Ciiurch. It has been, no doubt, a stimulus to uiu" people in tluir
giving to the Century Fund that tbe children, who with the ministers took the
lead, resi)onded so nobly. It is sitcserely hoped that next Children's Day will
indicate tiiat the interest the young have taken in this forward movement of llic
Church has deepened and widened. A comparison with other Ciuirches in Canada
and the I'liited States will show that much yet renuiins to be done in the direction
of educating the young to give. In the United States in some of the Churchis
they have the Sabbath School organized as a missi<»nary association and give the
children systematic instruction in the Sfcliemes of the Church. No doubt that is
done with us to a certain extent, but not by any means as thoroughly as it should.
If we had more deiinite instruction with regard to the work our Clnnv^h is doiiiu
in the iiome and thi^ foreign field, not only would v/o have larger contributions now,
but the young would be led to see that tliere is no mission work more important
than that in whicii our Church is engaged, there is none more wisely or economi-
cally administered, and there is none the results of which are more satisfactory.
We need to sound in our Sabbath Schools the note of loyalty to our Church in lur
missionary work.

There are other features of the work in the Schools which already exist, to
which, did space permit, it would be well to call attention. Tliere' is one subject
whicl) has occupied the thought of your Committee which must not be overlooked,
namely ,Sa/>6<»//( School Extension. In the older -jarts of our coiuitry there are many
large congregations where the people drive four and live miles to church. 'I'lic
children find it impossible to attend the central school. In many cases they are to
be found in the schools of other denominations in the neighbourhood, and in not a
few instances they afterwards leave the church of their fathers and become faithful
members of the church which in their childhood made provision for their spiritual
instruction. In many of these large congregations branch schools have been
organized. This has, however, not been done as universally as could be desired.
If we are to hold the young for our own Church, there must be a forward move-
ment in this direction. Then, in the newer parts of our country which are beini;
opened up and rapidly settled, there are many districts where it will be impossible
for some time to establish i-egular Sabbath services. In every one of these
districts the Sabbath School could be made a powerful agency in keeping the
people in touch with the Church and with spiritual things. There is not a
locality, it matters not how sparsely settled, where there could not be found
godly men and women who would undertake this work, if schools were
organized and if they felt they had the .sympathy, prayers and co-operation of the
whole Church. Sabbath School extension in the newer parts of our couutry is an
absolute necessity if we are to hold our Dominion for Christ.

The question might be asked, what is your Committee doing to help forward
the work in our Scliools? The reports appended show what has been done during
the past year. The Statistical Report reflects credit on Mr. Peck, the statistical
secretary, and also on the ditlereut Synod and Presbytery conveners. The
accurate and full returns are the result of most pefseveriug etlbrt on the part of
all. Your Committee, by correspondence with all the Presbytery and Synod
conveners, endeavoured to .secure Presbyterial visitation of the Schools. The statis-
tical returns show that we have only been jtartially successful, but where it has
been accomplished the most gratifying results have followed. The visiting has
not been inquisitorial in its nature, but has been such as to encourage and stimu-
late. It is hope 1 thai during this ye;u' many more Schools will be reached in the
older parts of the country. In the more siiarsely settled districts it seems impos-
sible, owing to the great distances, to accomplish much by this instrumentality.
It is strongly I'elt that something more thorough and systematic in the w-ay of
ov'ersight .;hould be attempted than has hitherto prevailed. In other churches
agents have been appointed who have devoted their whole time to the oversight
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have been such as to justify the appuiDtmeut. This method of overtaking the
work in our Church was suggested and so forcibly advocated in your Committee
tliat it was unanimously resol"?d that all the facts regarding the condition of our
Schools should be laid before this Assembly. In accordance with that resolution
tlie paper prepared by Mr. Peck has been appended to this report and the
Assembly is respectfully asked to consider it. Your Committee does not suggest
what should be done, but it is felt that our Church only needs to know the facts in
order that she may be roused to action.

A forward movement in Sabbath School Avork is needed. When Sabbath
Schools were first organized they were intended for neglected children.
They have become an integral part of the Church, and we have now
rea(!hed a point where, if we do not make our schools elHcient, the future oj" our
Church will be seriously affected. It is true that, after all, the success of the
Sabbath School work jjrimarily depends on the minister, superintendents and
teachers in the individual Schools, with the active co-operation of the parents in
the home. No man or number of men or committee can make the work successful,
if there is not fidelity there. Yet it is felt that some supreme effort ought to be
made to so reach every School that every Sabbath School worker and every
scholar in the remotest parts of our country would feel the warm heart of our
Cliurch beating in sympathy with the work in which they are engaged.

STATISTICS.

Rev. W. W. Peck, Secretary of Statistics.

In presenting their report to Assembly on Sabbath School Statistics your Committee
would ask attention to the very marked increase reported in nearly all departments of
the work. It is evident that in a number of our Synods and Presbyteries, Conveners
and their Committees have done faitlif ul service during' 1899. For a summary statement
of Sabbath School Statistics your attention is directed to the table that is appended.
The foUowiui^ analysis will explain, however, some features of the report.

SCHOOLS.

For 1899 we report 2,(598 ordinary schools — an increase of 2fiO— and 120 Home
Department Schools, a total increase of 380 scliools. The increase of 200 ordinary
schools is distributed as follows :

Synod of Maritime Provinces .30

Montreal and Ottawa ;]6

Tor .ito and Kingston 57

Hamilton and London 54

Manitoba and North- West 56 •

British Columbia 27

Of the 2,098 schools 135 are not reported in the returns for 1899. Repeated eftbrts
to secure reports have brought no response from them. The 1.35 schools are distributed
as follows : —

Synod of Maritime Provinces 39

" Montreal and Ottawa 41

" Toronto and Kingston 28

" Hamilton and London 5

" Manitoba and North-West . .' 17

" British Columbia 5

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schools does not indicate that all schools have reported. It rather indicates that, on
account of distances, etc., there area number of schools still unknown to Conveners.

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OKKICKRS, TEACHERS ANI» HCHOt.ARS,

In 1899 in tho 2,503 ordinnry schools that have r ported we Imd 21,010 oHicerH ami
teachers — a j?ain of 2,025— ind 177,098 scholars— a gain of 17,548. Counting the ."{."N-
roported in Home Department Hchools we have in the reported schools 202,490 in fit
tendance--an increase of 23,355. This increase, due largely to better returns, is (lis
tributed a. follows : —

Synod Maritime Provinces 3,070

" Mcmtreal and Ottawa 2,2(M»

" Toronto and Kingston 9,431

" Hamilton and London 3,303

" Manitoba !:ad North-West 4,0()5

" Britiah Columbia 1,340

SCHOOLS OLOSKl) DUHINO PAKT OK THE YEAR.

Of the schools reporting 1,047 are open all the year and 91(5 are closed during i)art nf
the year. The schools closed during a part of the year are mainly in the cities and ()ii
mission helds.

COM.MITTING HCRIPTUKE.

One thousand nine hundred and four schools report 78,740 children — a gain of
27,333 — committing scripture to memory. Six hundred and tifty-nine schools make no
report and the conclusion is that in these schools no attention is paid to this matter.

COMMITTINii SHORTER CATECHISM.

One thousand seven hundred and seven schools report 07,981 scholars committing
the Catechism to memory. This is a gain of 0,(i30, though 85(5 schools — one third of all
reporting — make no mention of scholars committing the Catechism to memory.

GRADING OF SCHOOLS.

Nine hundred and thirty-six schools report that they are graded by age, andr491
report that they are graded by recitation, or by age and recitation. The remaining 1,13(J
schools did not seem to know whether they were graded or not. At least three of our
Synod Conveners claim that the reports show that there are very few schools "graded"
in the pedagogic sense of the term.

NUMBER OK NEW COMMUNICANTS.

Of our 2,503 schools, 937 report 3,777 scholars becoming members in full communion
during 1899. Seemingly from 1,020 of our schools there were none that could be
reported.

Special attention is drawn to the reports of the last four years. ^

In 1890 with a total attendance of 108,225 we reported 4,728 new communicants.
In 1897 " " 17:^,118 ' 4,027 "

In 1898 " " 179,141 ' 3,847 "

In 1899 " " 202,490 ' 3,777 "

Our attendance has been constantly increasing and the number entering into full
communion has been constantly decreasing. In 1890 of every 10, 1 in attendance 281
became members in full communion during the year. In 1899 of e. . 10,000 in attend-
ance 180 becune members in full communion during the year.

teachers' meetings.

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Of the 2,503 schools 288 regularly hold \ichers' meetings for the study of the lesson,
and for consultation as to how Sabbath School work may be done more efficiently.
Seemingly the remaining 2,275 schools are satisfied with present riiethods and results.

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SKSSIOX A I, VIJSITATION.

Lust yetir the A98eml)ly recommended "to nil Syiiodsand PreHhyterie8 the personal
(tviTsij^ht of their schools l)y personttl visitHtion while in session." In Hccordance with the
(vhove, schools were iisked to report as to whether or not they had l»een visited (a) l»y a
rejiresentative of the Session (l>) by a representative of Presbytery's Sabbath School
t'oimnittee.

Of the 2,5G;5 schools reporting,' 257, or about ten per cent. , report that they have been
visited during the year l)y a representative of the Session. The Rules and Forms of
I'rocedure adopted by the General Assembly of 1H8!> states that "the duty of the Session
is to watch over and promote in every scriptural way the spiritual interests of the con-
i;re!,'ation, to care for the religious instruction of the young, including the oversight of
Sfibl)ath Schools, etc." ' ■

I'KKSHYTKKIAI, VISITATION.

In thirty-one of our Presbyteries no visitation of Sabl)ath Schools by a represent-
ative of the Presbytery's Committee was attempted. In all 199 schools in twenty-one
Presbyteries were visited. The Montreal Presbytery reports that eighty-four of its
schools were visited. The Ottawa Presbytery reports that forty-four of its schools
were visited. Nineteen other Presbyteries report seventy-one achoojp visited — an aver-
age of about four for each Presbytery. There is reason for thinking that the four
schools in each Presbytery were either on the tield occupied by the I'resbytery's Con-
vener or on a field occupied by some member of his Committee.

CONTRIBL'TIONS.

In 18*J9 for the support of Sabbath Schools, congregations contributed .^11, 10.'^ and
the Sabbath Schools themselves contributed 854,7<J2. This was a decrease on the part
of the congregations of §2,055 and on the nart of the Sabbath Schools of $."},775. It
would seem to indicate that our schools are not only becoming se''-8upporting but also
are spending less on themselves.

In 1809 $28,071- an increase of $4,070— was contributed by 1,101 schools to the
Schemes of the Church. It would seem thai 1,402 of our Sabbath Schools gave nothing
to the Schemes of our Church.

Witli regard to contributions for all other purposes $18,1^04 was contributed. This
is an increase of $8,498 and ilii:j increase is largely due to the fact that amounts contri-
buted by Sabbath Schools to the Century Fund have been placed in this column. *

For all purposes our 2,503 schools contributed $101,137 during 189!).

I.— litp]Rat(;re.

SABISATH SCHOOL LIBUARIES.

Your Committee realizing the importance of securing as far as possible suitable
books for our Sabbath School libraries, appointed a Sub-Committee to compile a list of
books which could be safely recommended to our schools. That Committee has not yet
finished its work, but it is hoped that before next meeting of Assembly such a list will
be published.

SABB'iTH SCHOOL HKLl'S, KTC.

At botli the September and April meetings of your Committee resolutions were
passed strongly recommending our own Sabbath School publications. In recommending
these it was felt that we were not only loyal to our Church but also to our country, as
these publications are not only satisfactory in theii relivious teaching but they are also
thorliughly Canadian in sentiment. We hope soon to see them introduced into all our
scnools.

children's day.

A Sub-Committee consisting of Revs. John Neil, T. F. Fotheringham, R. D. Fraser,
and J. C. Tibb, are at work preparing the programme for Children's Day. It is hoped
that this year we may be able to secure that Children's Day, as appointed by the General
Assembly, may be observed in all our schools.

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H.-inaHEH RELTGTOUS INSTRUCTION.

In view of the action of kst Cienoral Assembly, your Committee decided to drop tliu
Hchoine of Higher lleligious Instruction. Before, however, it was po8sil)le to take action,
it was found that a large number of scholars had entered on the quarterly examinations
of last year and were committing the Shorter Catechism to memory with a view tn
securing Diphmias. Feeling contident that it would be the wish of the Ansemhly tlmt
faith should bo kept with those who had entered on the work, all who had begun were
permitted to complete the examinations. The correspondence in connection with tliig
proved to the Committee that there is a very strong and widespread desire that some-
thing should be done by the Church to encourage the memorizing of Scripture and the
Shortor Catechism. Hence the recommendation which will be brought before the
Assembly with regard to Diplomas.

III.— FINANCES.

It is gratifying to be able to report that the contributions received in response to
the appeal made in connection with Children's Day amounted to 810,844.05. De-
ducting the amount for printing and other accounts, $(>75.08, there remains a balance
of $10,108.07, which, with interest §55.79, has been transferred to the Century Fund.

Since the closing of the books on March .'Ust, accounts amounting to $!)5.4ti have
been paid. These were part of the unpaid liability reported to the last Assembly.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

The following recommendations are suggested for adoption by the General
Assemlily :

1. That Synods and Presbyteries exercise care in the selection of Sabbath
School (conveners, and that, for greater etlectiveness in the work, these be not too
frequently changed.

2. That all Sabbath Schools be visited while in session by representatives of
Session, and also, where possible, of Presbytery ; such visitation not to be inquisi-
torial, but for the encouragement of the teachers, officers, and scholars, and the
improvement of methods of work.

3.' That a Home Department be established in connection with each school, as
tending to develop family reMgion ; to increase interest in and attendance at tlu
Sabbath School and public worship ; and, through companionship of young and
old in study, to stimulate to more systematic and thorough searching of the
Scriptures.

4. That pastors and SabbUth School superintendents be urged to encourage the
memorizing of Scripture and of the Shorter Catechism by the young ; and that as
a stimulus to this : — (1) A diploma from the General Assembly be given to any
pupil of a Sabbath School who is certified by the superintendent or minister iu
charge, to have accurately repeated the whole of the Shorter Catechism at one
continuous sitting ; and (2) A similar diploma be given to any pupil who is certi-
fied by the superintendent or minister in (charge, to have accurately repeated
Scrii)ture memory vei'ses, to be specially selected, to the lumiber of two hundred,
or thereabout, at one continuous sitting ; candidates to be eligible for both
diplomas.

5. That the General Assembly heartily commend for use in Sabbath Schools
and families the series of Lesson Helps and illustrated papers now provided by the
Committee on Sabbath School rnblications, as furnishing excellent assistance iu
the study of the Scriptures, and as calculated also to interest the young in their
own Church and its enterpises, and to foster an intelligent Christian patriotism.

G. That parents and teachers be exhorted to more earnest and p' .lyerful effort
to bring the young, through the influence of the Holy Spirit, to a saving know-
ledge of the truth and to a recognition of the claims upon them of Christ and His
Church.

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rciDiu for a wider extension of Sahhatl' ■*cliool worl\, and as a lirst step towan Init
cimI, it bean instruction to Sessions an<l Presbyteries to endeavour to organize such
Imuieli schools or new schools us there may be need for, especially in missionary
districts.

8 That the General Assembly express satisfaction with the general and liberal
response of the Sabbath Schools oi. Children's Day to the claims of tli° Century
Fund, and this without dimiinition of, l)ut rather increase in, their ordinai,> contri-
butions, and urge upon the schools, in the disposition of their moneys, to give jtrior
claim to the Schemes of their own Church.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

JOHN NEIL,

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APPENDIX 11.

SYNODICAL SABBATH SCHOOL MISSIONARIES.

The followitisj is -in abatr-tct Ukeii fro:u the "Minutes of Proceedings" ni the
September meeting (1891)) of the rjenenil Assembly's Sabbath School Committee :

"The Rev. \V. W. Peck gave notice of motion that, in view of the reports received
from the Synodical and Presbytery Conveners, he would move at the next regular meet-
ing of this Committee, that this Sabbath School Committee recommend to the General
Assembly, the appointment of Synodical Sabbath School Missionaries, the salaries and
the expenses of uaid missionaries to be paid out of " Children's Day Collection."

I wish to bring before you, as a member of this Assembly's S. S. Committee, sdnie
facts as to the present condition of our work. I wish to point out what other branclu-s of
the Church are doing, and try to show that, whether the above motion is or is not carried,
the present condition of our work calls for some decided action on the part of the
Committee.

I. THE CONDITIONS CALLING FOR 1>KCIDED ACTION.

By resolution of the last General .Vssembly the Synod Conveners wert 3commended
to consult together in regard to "enrollment," "conduct" and "contributions' of
schools within their respective bounds. Their attention was drawn by letter to tlie
following position and, they were asked to report to the September meeting of the
Committee :

First, — According' to the ref)ort presented to the last Assembly, our " enrollment'
is far behind what it might be. One half of our young people of " scho(.)l age " are not
reached at all.

Second, — Under the head of "conduct" it appears that only about one-third
memorize Scripture or Catechism, a large propor.ion of schools close part of the year,
remarkably few "teachers' " meetings are held and a very small number of scholars are
joining the Church.

Third, — Under the head of "contributions" about $L*5,(XJ0 of the collections have
been given to the Schemes of our Church and §10,000 to other objects."

The letter continues, "These defects are not now and you may have been trying to
overcome them, therefore your experience and that of your committee will be valuable ;
what would you suggest to be done ! "

The following are extracts taken from the answers of the Synodical Conveners :—

1. Maritime Provincen. — Recommends formation of Synodical S.S. Associations and
that each presbytery hold a meeting once a year for discussion of doctrinal and practical
topics in the best interests of Sabbath School work. He adds, "Undoubtedly sutiiciLiit
attention has not been given to our Sabbath School work in the past. "

2. Montreal (Did Otlaiva. — Recommends systematic visitation of all schools and that
Teachers' conventions and institutes be held by all Presbyteries, and adds: "So many
things need to be done that one is apt to be disheartened. Our enrollment is defective.
Our school rooms and their appliances, such as heating, blinds, seats, maps, black-
boards, reading matter, etc., etc., need consideration. We need to emphasize Teacner
Training, Home Department, Cradle Roll, Supplemental Lesso .. , Collections for
Schemes. * * * It does seem that the desire for Sabbath School workers, or
agents, or missionaries, expressed in some districts, deserves very careful consideration.

3. Toronto and KiH(iston. — The Convener suggests the emphasizing of systematic visi-
tation of all schools. Presbytery Ctmventions, Home Department Work and Grading of
Schools, and adds "The consideration of the whole field and its present condition leads
to the conclusion that Sabbath School missionaries to oversee the work are needed in
each Synod."

4. Manitoba and North-West, — The Convener refers to the great distances of the
West and points out that visitation of schools is desirable but almost impossible by busy
pastors. He writes : " The question of Presbyterial visitation is deemed quite out of
the line of what is practical, except in connection with general exchanges these ministers
may make. Others have not time, nor generally the means, required for direct Sabbatli

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School visitation. The cost of .acquaintance with our church courts, to say nothing of
ench other, puts both missionaries and their lielpers in all work under considerable
tribute. * * * It is very true that much now depends, in our settling communities,
on what is done with our children and young people."

5. Britiult Columbia. — The Convener writes: "Last year, to reach the scattered
families, the Home Department was tried at fifty places where no schools existed, but
after six months we had to give it up for lack of money to buy supplies. The mission-
aries spoke in gratifying terms of the benefit." * * * The real need of this whole
district is a Sabbath School missionary to visit all our schools and neglected districts and
supervise the work. But for lack of money we would have had one before now."

In the "Pastoral Address" of Rev. Dr. Campbell, Moderator of Assembly, issued
.September, 1899, there is the following : " Other messages come to us through the Life
and Work, the Sabbath School and the Young Peoples' Societies' Reports." " Come
thou and all thy house into the ark " is the first special word which is set before us here.
There is apathy. There is indifference. There is a falling off in attendance at Sabbath
services in some quarters. Our ranks are not being filled as we might reasonably expect.
This is the undertone which runs through reports that have much in them that is
cheering."

As secretary of the Committee on Statistics I was asked by Rev. R. D. Fraser to
pre()ar3 for the Teachers' Monthly, (February, 1900), an article on " Attendance at
Sabbath Schools." The following is an extract :

"The teachers and the Church will sutt'er four plain questions in reference to the
number of scholars enrolled in our Sabbath Schools.

1. Has the attendance kept pace with the increased Presbyterian population of
Canada ?

According to the last census returns (1890) the population of Canada was 4,83.S,2.'i9.
Tliese returns also estal)lished that out of every 10,000 people in Canada, l.oO.S were
Presbyterians. In 1890, then, there were 755,320 Presbyterians in Canada, and of these
l.")4,0!(2, or less than eighteen per cent., were reported as attending our Sabbath Schools.
Tlie Dominion Statistician points out that four-tenths of the Canadian population are
between the ages of five years and twenty years ; if so, then in 1890 there were 302,130
Presbyterian children, taking tbut term as indicating those between the ages mentioned.
In 1898, though, it is estimated that the population has increased from 4,833,2.39 to
.5,000,000, we reported to the General Assembly but 160,150 children in our Sabbath
Seliools.

2. Has the attendance in our Sabbath Schools kept pace with the increased attend-
ance in Canadian Sabbath Schools as a whole '.

According to accurate reports made by Provincial Associations to the Ninth Inter-
national Convention, held at Atlanta, Georgia, in April last, in the Provinces of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario, 113 counties out of
171 reported 002,312 children in attendance at Sabbath Schools organized by various
denominations. Taking the census of 1890 again as a l)asis, of these 002,312 children,
1'), 148 ought to be Presbyterians, and perhaps were, but instead of reporting 1(50,148
in the 113 counties, we reported to the last Assembly 140,012 in the 171 counties.

.3. Has the advance in C-bbatli School attendance ke[)t pace with the advance in
other departments of our Church s work ?

Since the Union of 1875, the number of our ministers has increased from 64() to
1,488, or 1.30 per cent., our membership from 88,228 to 212,020, or 140 per cent., our
income for all purposes, from 8982, ()72 to ^2,511, 175, or 155 per cent. ; but the attend-
ance at Sabbath Schools only increased from 79,204 to 100,150 or 104 per cent.

The reports received from conveners for 1899 continue to emphasize the unsatis-
factory condition of our work. While better methods of collecting statistics have
resulted in more schools reporting, still in nearly all the cities we are not holdinu our
own numerically, and there seems t<i be the same ajjathy as before on the part of sessions
and parents. In many places, judging from the answers received, the nature of Home
Department work is unknown. There are very few Teachers' meetings to discuss
methods or improvements. As the Convener of the Synod of Montreal and Ottawa writes,
"The returns show that our Schools simply do not know what it is to be graded."

The .Montreal Presbytery is perhaps the best organized on Sabbath School work in
our Church, yet this month (March, 1900) a committee, after visiting eighty-four schools

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during the year, reported: "Our present position, at least in the city, 'S grave, and
something has to be done. In the country there are schools closed that ought to ije re-
opened, and there are schools closed in winter with no good reason."'

A Presbytery Convener from the Maritime Provinces writes: "Influences in our
Presbytery have been directed in the past towards inter-denominational work to such an
extent that the time and strength of our church have been largely diverted from objects
which really demand our entire energy. I believe our chief need just now in the
Maritime Provinces is a travelling secretary who could get in touch with all the ministers
and win them to ardent work among the young. That seems to me to be the remedy for
a good many deficiencies. I believe the Church mast move in that direction, and look-
ing to the future I believe she should move that way now. That is practically the only
means of putting a spirit of enthusiasm in the weaker Sabbath Schools and congreLja-
tions."

Hamilton and London. — "There is no doubt that our Sabbath School work
recjuires the immediate attention of the Church. It is undoubtedly suffering from lack
of oversight, of method, of aggressiveness, as well as from too narrow an aim and range
of view. What is needed is something to rouse not only the Church to see the need of
the Sabbath School for her own sake ; but to rouse schools to understand their strength,
the place they might take and the purpose which they might serve ; to help to unify the
forces which nre at present being largely dissipated through side channels or into thin
air ; to create a common interest and enthusiasm which mig'it i.uike it easier to introduce
truer methods of study and a higher standard of teaching. Synodical missionaries
would seem to me, persona'ly, the best way to accomplish this end, though if nothing
else could be obtained, a Superintendent of Sabbath Schools would doubtless be of great
service in pulling the work together and giving it the added power and efhciency which
comes from order and oversight."

WHAT IS BEING DONE IN OTHER BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH.

1. Ill Canada. The two strongest Protestant churches in Canada are the Methodist
and the Presbyterian. Attention is drawn to the following features of Sabbath School
work in the Methodist church in Canada : ,

In 1875 a fund known as "The Sunday School Aid Fund" was established for "the
purpose of assisting poor schools in remote and destitute neighbourhoods and to secure
papers and periodicals with which to carry on their work. The principle of self help is
adopted to as great an extent as possible and schools receiving aid are expected to con-
tribute one half of the amount of the grant. In this way the schools assisted have
contributed during the past four years the sum of $10,055.66." The following extract
is from the report of 1892 :

" I know of no fund of so small an amount which is doing so large an amount of good
as the Sunday School Aid and Extension Fund. Its income is about $5,000, yet l)y its
aid during the year ninety-four new schools have been established, and about 240 more,
in remote and destitute places, have been assisted with books and papers. In many
places instead of having the surfeit of books and papers which many possess, these
Sunday School papers are almost the only reading of any sort that they get. By means
of this Society, schools have been planted, out of which, in many cases churches have
grown, among the fishing villages along the stormy coasts of Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia, in the lumbering settlements of New Brunswick and the Upper Ottawa, among
the scattered farmsteads and ranches of Manitoba and the vast North-west Territories, and
among the mining camps of British Columbia. I get many letters which touch my eyes
to thankfulness and tears, exprespiag the good which is being accomplished by means of
these papers, from such romot j ano ' mely places as Topsail Harbour, Nipper's Cove,
Seldom-Come-by Inlet, in New' jundiand, and from Red Bay, Labrador, to the Upper
Skeena and Naas River on the borders of Alaska. By these means many devoted Sun-
day School workers are aided and cheered, who, in isolation and loneliness, far from the
knowledge of the praise of men, but not unnoticed by the eye of God, are seeking to lay
broad and sure and stable the foundations of the commonweal in righteousness and truth
and the love and fear of God — the great principles which are the corner-stone of our
national greatness and which are the pledge of the stability of our institutions."

Now that our "Publications Debt" is paid, why cannot "Children's Day" collection
be at letst partly devoted to helping weak schools and starting others where none exist ?
Sabbath School missionaries under direction of Synod or Presbytery Committees could
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Schools and Epworth Leagues, and his work in organizing and directing Sabbath School
\v(irk is spoken of in the highest terms l)y the last General Conference.

The following item regarding the growth of "The Home Department" since the
ii[ppointment of some (jne to devote his whole time to Saljbath School work is interesting.

" One of the most gratifying features of our Sabbath School work during the past
([Uadrennium has been the growth ot the Home Department, which now has 7,151 nn^m-
Ijers *s compared with none in 18'.)4. In 1895 there were 1,850 members. In 1890
there were jX'tl!) meml^ers. In 1897 there were 5,4.% members. In 1898 there were
7, l.")l members. In 1899 there were 10,204 members. This department is intended to
interest in the study of the Sabbath School lessons, parents, invalids, travellers and
others who from various causes are unable to attend the regular ses.sions of the School."

The following comparison of statistics, taken from Minutes of General Conference,
ls!)8, and Assembly Report, 1899, is also interesting, as showing what careful superin-
tendence can accomplish :

In Methodist Church in Canada — schools, .S..'?22 ; officers and teat hers, .'32,87.'^;
scholars, 207,509 ; average attendance, 100,007. In Presbyterian Church in Canada —
schools, 2,.'370 ; officers and teachers, 28,827 ; scholars, 157,490 ; average attendance,
10(;,007. (In 1890, according to Census returns, of every 10,000 people in Canada, 1,754
were Methodists and 1,503 were Presbyterians).

2. What is being done by the Presbyterian Church in the United States ?

For years the Church has been supporting Sabbath School Missionaries. Last year
the churches Contributed $31,939, and the Sabbath Schools on Children's Day, 852,000.
Tiie following extracts are taken from the report presented to the General Asseml)ly at
Minneapolis, May, 1899 :

During the past year the work of this Board has been conducted in twenty-three
Synods, covering portions of twenty-nine States and Territories. The Board's Mission-
aries have laboured within the bounds of sixty-seven Presbyteries. The total missionary
force of the Board in the field on April Ist, 1899, was seventy-nine. Of these twelve are
Synodical Sabbath School missionaries labouring within the bounds of Synods, and having
also the oversight of the work carried on by Presbyterial .nissifmaries. The number of
Presbyterial Sabbath School missicmaries is sixty-seven, all of them labouring within the
l)ound8 of particular Presbyteries. No missionary under any circumstances is appointed
without the consent, as the case may be, either of Synod or Presbytery.

The Committee would here call attention to the exacting care exercised by the
B ard in the selecticm and appointment of its missionaries. Fully one-half of the Board's
missionaries are regularly ordained ministers of the Church ; the other half is cf>mi»osed
of earnest, consecrated laymen, who have given evidence not only of irrej)roachable
Christian character, but of the possession of such intellectual gifts and attainments as to
command the respect of those among whom they are called to labour. All are men of
experience in Christian work, and the results of their labour in general fully justify the
wisdom of their appointment.

The work of the.se Saljbath School missionaries consists in the organization, and,
where necessary, the re-organization of Sabbath Schools, the distribution of Christian
literature ; house to-house visitation • formation of Home Departments ; holding of
evangelistic services ; opening of preaching stations, and other varieties of evangelistic
labour incidental to the main purpose of organizing Sabl)ath Schools. This fact deserves
emphasis : These missionaries of our Board of Publication and Sal)bath School Work are
Presbyterian missionaries, dointc a distinctively Presl)yterian work ; they are not engaged
in a nondescript evangelization. They are engaged in the work of planting .seed that
will spring up into Presbyterian schools and Presbyterian churches. From the very
nature of the case, it sometimes hapjiens that the school organized must be of a union or
undenominational character. This, though not the best, may be the best under the cir-
cumstances. But only where a distinctively Presbyterian school is impossible is a union
enierprise encouraged. It is better than nothing. But the Board proceeds on the
jirinciple, and the Conmiittee is confident that the Assembly will approve the policy, that
so far as is practicable, Presbyterian money should be spent for the spread of a distinc
ively Presbyterian Gospel. This policy is in no wise inconsistent with the truest and
most generous catholicity. There is neither virtue nor sense in any form of interdenom-
inatiim which ignores or belittles denominational conviction and denominational loyalty
and self-respect. Union schools and union churches may sometimes be necessary,
because of certain peculiar circumstances, but not infrcijuently has it been found that

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their tendency is to produce a type of Christianity sadly lacking in vigorous and aggres-
sive activity, and cliaracterizod mainly by intellectual inanity and pious sentitnentitlisni
and insipidity.

During the past year the missionaries of the Board organized 848 Sabbath Schools,
and re-organized 319 more, with u total enrollment of 42,079 scholars and teachers.
They distributed 5,873 copies of the Word of God and 14,433 other volumes of Christian
literature. They also distributed 5,699,781 pages of Lesson Helps, tracts and periodicMJs
published by our Board. In their house-to-house visitation in localities destitute of the
regular ordinances of the Gospel, they found entrance into 74,828 homes, and in eacii
of these they left some seed which, by God's grace, may spring up to the glory of His
name. They delivered 12,049 public addresses, travelled 015,273 miles, and report 1,88-
conversions. As illustrating the practical efficiency of the work of our Sabbath Schoo
missionaries the fact may be cited that in this State of Minnesota alone, out of the l,.5(J0l
schools organized by the missionaries of the Board during the past eleven years, 140 have
grown into churches, 108 of wliich are Presbyterian, with an approximate membership
of 3,000. About sixty of these Presbyterian congregations have erected houses of wor-
ship with an estimated value of $140,000, a sum vastly in excess of all that the Board
has expended upon the work in this State.

The report of 1896 says : "Since we began this work eight years ago, there have
been 1,539 new Presbyterian churches organized, including those reported from Foreign
Mission Fields. Of this total 418, or twenty-six per cent., have grown out of our Sab-
bath School missionary work. Brethren, this tree is a fruit bearer."

The report of 1900 says : *' We have positive information of the existence at the
present time of 3,790 Sabbath Schools organized by the missionaries of this Board and of
459 Presbyterian churches which have been developed from these churches. A lari,'e
number of churches of other denominations have also grown out of schools o-'janized l)y
our missionaries."

HOW COULD WE MKET THE EXPENSE ?

In 1898 the Children's Day Collections were devoted to the payment of the balance of
the Publications debt. In many places the response was slight, yet §4, 194.37 was raised.
In 1899 the Children's Day Collections were devoted to the Century Fund, and 810,000
was asked to be raised du"ing the year. From July 1st to March 1st — eight months—
$10,242.01 was raised. See March Record, page 93. Those who ought to know claim
that if a forward movement of Sabbath School work were rightly presented to our
schools there would be a far greater response.

These facts and figures are presented to you to remind you of the present condition
of our Sabbath School work and to point out that my motion does not ask for some
uncertain and untried thing. To ask pastors or laymen already burdened with work to
undertake this additional Sabbath School work is manifestly a mistake. We need care-
fully selected men to devote their whole time and energy to this work — men who will
organize and lead forward the forces that now exist and are but waiting for leadership.

Hoping with you, that some action may at once be taken to appoint some person or
persons to devote their whole time and energy to this work of placing our schools, in
membership and in effective work, in that position their importance demands.

W. W. PECK.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON YOUNG PEOPLES'

SOCIETIES, 1899 3 900.

fo th'' Venerable fhe Oenend AssevJilij:

The Young Peoples' Societies reporting to your Committee may be classified as
follows :

1. Young Peoples' Societies of Christian Emleiivour 75)0

2. Junior Societies of C.E 45

'A. Young Peoples' Associations (iO

4. Young Peoples' Home Miosionary Societies 2."}

5. Boys' Urigades 8

0. Guilds :i

7. Mission Bands and Children's Hour 5

8. Missionary Associations .'i

STATISTICli.

Total membership reported HI, 185

Active members in C.E. Societies 18,2."{4

Associate and other members in C.E. Societies 10,364

Young men who are members of Senior Societies !),140

Young women who are members of Senior Societies 16,7!*5

Boys in Junior Societies 1,75.S

Girls in Junior Societies 2,084

Number of members in full conununion. . l(i,t)81

Total amount contributed for Schemes of Church §!12,9.'}2

Total amount contributed for all purposes ^^0,424

1 >etailed statistics will be f(jund at the close of this Report.

The Committee in looking over the various Reports are chieHy impressed with their
incompleteness.

Notwithstanding constant reminders many societies fail to report. One Presby-
tiuy's Convener says : " This year forty-five blanks were sent out to the different churches
Hiid mission stations, and l)Ut fourteen were returned with the desired information."
Tlicn, many reports that come in are so carelessly prepared, so contradictory on the face
of them, as to be of little value. This may be said also of some Presbytery Reports.
A different method of computing meml)ers makes a seeming lose of ;S00 members in one
I'lesljytery where there has been an actual increase in active and associate memljers.
ISomotimes total mimbership is reported with no division into active and associate
inoiiil)ers ; frecjuently there is no report of the number of members who are young men
Kiul young women, or who are church members.

Little reliance, theref(jre, can be placed on the statistics given, and they afford
a jjoor basis of comparison from year to year.

DECREASE IN MEMBERSHIP AND INTEREST.

Though there is a slight increase in the immber of societies reported as known, it is
evident from the tone of all Presbytery Reports that the "growing time" for
young people's societies has passed, and that in many sections of the Church there is
serious and rapid decline.

The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour has taken a firm hold of the
eastern section of the Church, and holds its own there much better than in the West.
Halifax is the banner Presbytery with fifty-six societies of all kinds, and is closely^
followed by Truro with fifty-four and Prince Edward Island wita fifty-three. Truro*
Presbytery is an illustration of what is possible in the way of organized work among
'he young yeople. With twenty-two congregations and four mission fields, there are
forty-eight senior societies and six junior locieties of Christian Endeavour, an average of
two societies for each congregati<Mi and mission field in the Presbytery. One Presby-

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tery in the East speaks of decrease and likens it tu ''galloping consumption," whjlo
many Presbyteries in the centnvl and western sections of the Church speak of decline
in membership and practical work.

This falling off in numbers and enthusiasm is traced by some to the passing nwny nf
the novelty connected with any new movement. They believe that the foam and frotli
of a first enthusiasm having been scattered to the winds, the young people an; now
settling down to quiet, unromantic, every-day work for Christ and the Church, and are
doing better, more solid work than ever. One good feature of the present Report is,
that with a decrease of membership there has been an increase in contributions. But
the majority of Presbyteries feel that there is a real loss of interest, that Christ and tiie
Church are not holding the attention of our young people, or drawing out their eflort in
work and study as at one time we had hoped. In many congregations Christian
Endeavour Societies are disbanding or dwindling to a vanishing point, and too often
nothing is taking their place. One Presbytery asks, " Is the training for service and the
awakening of interest among the young people of our congregation which has in recent
years proved such an inspiration to all engaged in the Master's work, and which ij;ave
such i)romi8e for the future, to be only a thing of a day ? "

There are some who would dismiss the whole subject with a wave of the hand say-
ing, " The Christian Endeavour movement has run its course and is exhausted." lUit
those to whom the future of Christ's Kingdom is dearer than life, and who, tlierefure,
can never cease to be anxious about the state of religion among the young, feel that they
must go behind such statements and seek the causes of exhaustion.

CAUSES OF DECLINE.

Presbytery Reports suggest, among others, the following causes of decline in
numbers and interest :

" Not suiHcient practical work to enlist and keep the interest."

' ' Desire to be entertained rather than to give thought and study to the Word of (Jod
and etibrt to the work of Christ."

"Too many meetings, something must be neglected."

" Cards, dancing, dress and jewelry."

" Blame does not lie at the door of the constitution of the Christian Endeavour
Society, but in the heart of those whose loyalty to Christ and the Church once linwed
forth in devoted service, but who now love too much this present world."

/ reason given by fully one half of the Presbyteries that speak of decline is that
sessic. .8 and older people do not take the interest they should in the young people und
their work.

" Is there not ground to believe that, dispite all influences to the contrary, more
faithful eflort on our part would result in a more encouraging Report. — Presb\jii'iij nf
Frinre Edvord IsUind.

" The trouble is not so much due to lack of interest and loyalty upon the pvrt of
young people as on the. part of those who have the oversight. If sessions expect youii;;
people to he loyal to the church and its work, the young people have a right to expect
that sessions will be loyal to their interests, and offer such guidance and help as they
may re((uire." — Presbytery of Huron.

" The young people are not getting all the help they reijuire. Some sessions are
leaving the young people severely alone." — Presb[itery of Homilton.

And many others to like effect.

From all this it is evident that two things are essential, if the young people of our
Church are to fulfil the promise '•' past years in Christian life and work. (1) There must
be a turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children, and of ministers and sessions to
their young people. (2) There must be a revival of Christian zeal and missionary sjiirit
through the direct operation of the Holy Ghost in the hearts of those among our young
people who already confess Christ.

PROBLEMS.

The fact that with less than a thousand societies reported as known to exist, about
800 are known to be Societies of Christian Endeavour and forty-five junior Societies of
Christian Endeavour, clearly indicates that Christian Endeavour is still the young peoples'
society of our Church. In some Presbyteries, however, there seems to be a reaction
against the Christian Endeavour type of meeting and the pledge ; and the ger.eral fall-
ing off" in interest has raised the question whether 'he Christian Endeavour is any loiif^er
the best form of society to express and develop '•■^■y Christian life of our young people ;

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DoubLless a majority of ministers and societieu still feel, as was expressed last year,
that there is nothing yet in sight to take the place of the Y.P.S.C.E. with its strict and
solemn pledge and pliable organiz^ttion ; but in some fifty or sixty instances there have
been modifications. A few societies have become young peoples' associations in which
the literary and social element predominate. (3thers have abandoned the pledge but
remain distinctively Christian associations working upon lines very similar to those
of the past.

One or two have added a literary meeting to the Christian Endeavour, and a couple
of others a normal class. Several ministers wishing to coiicentrate all strength in the
weekly prayer-meeting, have amalgamated the Christian Endeavour with it. Mere let it
1)6 said that in many small congregations and outatatijns the Christian Endeavour takes
the place of a weekly prayer-meeting or of a Sunday evening service, and old and young
are members of the society active and associate.

In St. John Presbytery there are five societies for the study of religious knowledge,
under the leadership of the pastor, reported to have been a great success this past year ;
and the Presbj'tery recommends that where the usual Endeavour work seems to lose hold,
a course of Biblical and religious teaching be, as far as possible, given to keep the
interest up and educate the members of the societies.

In Ottawa I'resbytery nearly one third of the societies are Young Peoples' Associa-
tiims which have meetings alternately, devotional, literary, social. It is noticeable that the
Christian Endeavour societies have given chiefly to the Schemes of the Church, and other
societies chiefly to congregational objects. The Committee of that Pres'oytery go on to say
that whatever change in constitution or methods may be necessary to meet present condi-
tions, they "are not hopeful of the success of any young peoples' organization which exists
chiefly for social objects, for literary pursuits as for the purpose of raising money. If
our young people are to be held together, especially if our young men are to be enlisted,
they must be enrolled with a motive more abs<jrbiiig than these, more virile and more
worthy of their time and energies. The supreme aim should be to bring the young
people of our Church to Christ, to build them up in Christ and in intelligenl ccumunion
with the Church, to send them into the world to work for Christ and to take an active
part in the great enterprises of cur Church at home and abroad."

The Assembly's Connnittee fully sympathize with this conviction. Societies with
any lower aim are not likely to be permanently successful, and they do not deserve to
be, as they are of no permanent value to the congregation as the work of the Church.

Some Presliyteries are asking that the Young Peoples' Societies be made of greater
educational value, and that a more systematic study of the Scri})tures have place in the
weekly meetings. In this connection it has been questioned whether there is any need
of Young Peoples' Societies. Are not the Sabbath School and the Bible Class all that
we need for the religious training of the young outside of the home ?

An answer to this question is given in the Report made to the Kingston Presbytery.
" The aim of the Young Peoples' Society is to train not teachers but workers, and this
by having them take responsibility and do work. If we can help train even a few of our
young people, who shall feel a deep sense of responsibility and learn as in a technical
school the lesson of systematic division of labor, let us by all means have Young Peoples'
Societies in every congregation — call them by what name we |)lease. Specific instruction
may be given as well or better in B'ble Class and Sunday School, but without a Society
the young people themselves are not taught the significance of church work by actually
doing that work."

I'RACTICAI, waiiK.

Under this heading, a quotation from the Report to the Synod of Toronto and
Kingston sums up all that need be said :

" The work done by Young Peoples' Societies has been so often summarized in
reports to Synods and General Assemblies that it seems unnecessary to traverse the same
ground again. Although nothing specially new in the line of work has been reported, it
is very evident that young people are hard at work, and that their energies are wisely
directed according as the local needs and circumstances seem to demand. Many an
invalid's time would drag more wearily, many a church would be more dreary, many a
sailor on our great inland lakes would bo more lonely, many a lumberman would jtass
his evenings and Sundays less profitably, many a pastor's hands would be weakened,
many a church member would be more disheartened, many a dollar less would be found
in the church creasuries, many a pulpit would look more bare and uninviting, many a
stranger would be made less welcome in a congregation, many a wanderer from home

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would have fewer restraining^ and uplifting intluences thrown around him were it not for
the loving ministries, the kindly thouyhtfuliiess and the consecrated enthusiasm of niem-
mombers of Young Peoples' Societies."

PLAN OF STl'OY.

At the last meeting of the General Assembly the following commendation and
suggestion was made :

"The General Assembly would repeat the commendation given by previous
Assemblies to the Plan of Study in its general features, and, in view of the demand fnim
several quarters for a more systematic study of the Scriptures in the Young I'eopli-s'
meetiii!,'H, would suggest to the Committee to consider whether this may not
be arranged for in the Plan of Study, in addition to the ground already coverod

The Committee, at their meeting in Septenilar, 1809, gave much consideration to tliia
([uestion of introducing a more systematic study of the St. 'tures in the Young Peoples'
meetings, but were convinced that the time had not yet come when any large number nf
our societies would be willing to set aside the "Uniform Topics" suggested by the
United Society of Christian Kndeavo ir, for some more systematic course of study.
Accordingly the Plan of Study was tiHnued on the same general basis as befoie a
question each week from tho Short*: '. ktechism and special monthly topics on the
missions of our own Church, the Bible a ' he Book of Praise, as follows :

For week beginning

.January 21 — Century Fund Evening.

February l.S — Korea .)ur latest Foreign Mission Field.

March 18 — llo' ae Old Testament grow.

April 15 — Hiyrtf the New Testament grew.

May 'JO — Work and Workers in the Yukon »nd Northern Gold Fields,

June 17 — How we got our English Bible.

July 15 — The Presbyterian Cliurch throughout the World.

August 19 — The Place of Soiig in Christian Worship.

(The History of Sicred Song from Apostolic Days until the

Present, suggested as a Study.)

Our Work among the Indians in N. W. Territories and
British Columbia.

September 1(5

Ootobei

21 — The Book of Praise— The Psalter.

-suggested as a Study )

(" The Psalms in History "
November 18 — ( )ur Honan Mission.
December l(i — The Book of Praise — Hymns 1-34.

An article on each monthly topic appears in the preceeding month's Jtecurd. The
Committee desire to expre,ss their thanks to the writers who in response to the ro(iuest
of the Convener have so willingly rendered this service to the young people of
our Church.

The total number of societies reported as having adopted the Plan of Study in wlxdo
or in pari, is 352, al)out one society in tliroe. Truro Presbytery reports: "Twelve out
of forty-tive Christian Endeavour Societies tried the Plan, sonid with excellent results.
One society re{)orts failure in its adoption and the Plan has been abandoned. An
impression seems to be current in some quarters that the Plan is out of harmony with
the general spirit of the Christian Endeavour movement, and for this reason certain
.societies have refused to adopt it. Some object to it because the subjects assigned are
too difficult." The Convener then adds, " Surely such Endeavourers cling to first prin-
ciples and are loath to leave them and press on to higher attainments."

Barrie is the banner Presbytery in this matter, twenty-six out of forty-five
societies having adopted the Plan of Study.

Owen S )und Presbytery request their Committee to recommend at the June meet-
ing some desirable plan of consecutive Bible reading for the use of all the young people
of the Church.

The Report presented to the Synod of Hamilton and Loudon says : — "The bill of
fare supplied at our Y'oung People's meetings has not sufficient nourishing food in it to
sustain a vigorous Christian life. There is not enough meat in the soup. The subjects
of the Topic Card of the United Society of Christian Endeavour are all interesting
enough, but there is no logical order ; no consecutive line of study. There is no oppor-
tunity for systematic Bible study. Passages can be read bearing on these subjects every

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wettk in the year, and littlo more knuwn either about the su))jecta or the Uible in the
enil than at the beijinning. Thoughtful young people are aHking what is the proHt.
Ami feeling they are not repaid for the hours spen^ in theHe meetings they withdraw.
In [nirt the AsHenibly'H excellent Plan of Study meets the dilHculty, but there is urgent
need for its extension to cover twelve months instead of twelve weeks."

.But the fiuestion arises, if only one-third of our societies can bo induced to adopt a
niDiithly plan of study, could we expect a large numV)er to adopt a weekly ? Perhaps if
H >,'i>()d Bible class conducted by the minister or some competent person could be made
an integral part of the work of the Young Peoples' Society that might prove the best
solution of the problem. The Committee are anxious that some time might be given in
AHseinbly to discussion of this most vital ([uestion.

TOPIC CARDS A.M> IIOOKLKTS.

At the request of the Committee, Rev. R. D. Fraser, editor and manager of our
Siibba^h School publications, has pul)liahed and issued a series of Topic Cards and
Booklets, embracing the " Uniform Topics" of the United Society of Christian Endeavour,
and the plan of study outlined by the Committee. Up to May 4th, (•,;500 Topic Cards
and 14,500 Booklets had been sold, a considerable decrease on the previous year.

INSTRUCTIOX OF CHILnKEN.

The last General Assembly again reminded ministers, .sessions and Young Peoples'
Societies of the urgent need of providing for some systematic instruction of the children
in the great missionary enterprises of the Church, and instructed its committee to consider
and propose to the Church such means as may seem titted to forward these desir-
able ends.

The Committee after due consideration passed the following resolution : —
" While this Committee is convinced of the necessity t>f providing some systematic
instruction of the children in the great missionary enterprises of the church, they believe
chat this work can best be accomplished in the Sabbath School and would respectfully
suggest to the SaV)bath School Committee the advisibility of giving certain Sundays of
each year to the study of these subjects." .\ copy of this resolution was sent to the
Convener of the Sabbath School Committee.

PRE8BVTKRIAL OROAXIZATIOX.

Seventeen Presbyteries — two in the Synod of the Maritime Provinces, nine in the
Synod of Toronto and Kingston and six in the Synod of Hamilton and London, have
some form of presbyterial organization. Kingston, St. John and Truro have held during
the year joint conventions of Young People's Societies and Sabbath Schools.

Kingston reports *' this convention afforded to our various workers an opportunity
to talk plainly of our distinctive features, about the needs, the strength, the weakness
of our work amoiig young people. It resulted in a proposal to support a Presbyterial
Missionary to organize Sabbath Schools and Young Peoples' Societies in the Presbytery
and to give some supply of ordinances to mission fields left vacant durini; the winter."
The Presbyterial Societies of Barrje, Owen Sound and I '^nri'-n have each undertaken to
support a particular Home Missionary.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Receipts.

Balance received from Rev. R. D. Fraser S85 71

From Agent of the Church IW 00

Commission from sale of Topic Cards and Booklets SO W

Balance collected on Topic Cards and Booklets sold in 18!t9 25 00

g'290 71
Expenditure.

Travelling, printing, postage, typewriting, clerical asesistance, etc ... . S148 88

Balance on hand $141 8:j

To be carried forward for expenses of next year.

Respectfully submitted,

ALFRED GANDIER,

May 18th, 1900. Convener.

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' ^The Pn'shiili-riun Kfiund, WHtrthlishod l)y ydii at your first or^'HiiiziitidH, to keep Itufore
till! Church the proi^reas of her tlitl'orunt iln|);irtiuHiits of work, contimioH with little
cliiiir^B from tlie prooorliiis^ year, (►ur cliurch history of to-diiy shews emij^nitiou from
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mlvimco. The new, miido up liirnely of .stniiitJtorH, reipiium time for " Uiituniliziitioii."
Iiitorost in tlu' more puWlio work of the Church is of slow growth, tiiid the Hfrnnl, con-
iiTiied chiefiy with that j^rowth, does not keep pncii with ("hurch oxteutioM. Hut it Ih
t'lir to lissumo thut, in time, tnide will in thin respect iilso follow the ll \<i.

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.s.".,t;i4 S7

A.S authorized \>y last .Vssemhly (see minutea, page 78), the Record Committee and
tlib Committee on S. S. I'ul)licatiou.s, after conference, ai^reed that 77m,' ChiUlri'ii'ti Jlermd
lie transferred to the latter, and lie chaiii^ed to a weekly paper under the editorial man-
.lu" laent of Rev. R. D. Fraser. This was done at the end of IS'.t'.t, and its suoceHs under
it,> new name and form must he matter of safiufaction to the Asaeml)ly and the Cliurch.

Ill partiiii,' with 'TItr (Jliililii'n'.-< Urcaril, a word may he permitted on its history.
The publication by our Cliurch of a paper for the youii;^', was first considered by the
• limeral Assembly in .luiie, 1885, and was decided in the iic^iative. A few weeks later
Till- Children's lieiord was started in ]!sew Cilasj^'ow, N.S. The issues durin<{ the re-
in liiidor of the year wore reckoned as trial number'). The re>;ular issue was be^^un
■ I nuiary, 188(1, and it thus continued for live years, reaching' a circulation of 12,000, east
;i id west, and paying, ab ive its initial and current cost, $500 to the Foreign Mission
Funds.

In 1890 the Assembly again considered the matter, and this time decided that the
Church should [luldish a paper for the young. Tin' Cliildii'u's lii^rnrd was freely and
heartily transferred to the Record Committee, and during 18'.H, it was published in
-Montreal under the management of Rev. \V. R. Cruikshank.

On the retirement of Mr. .Tames Croil from The Hecord, imd the appointment of the
present editor, at the end of 18!)1, The Children's Record was placed once more in his
charge, and has since continued.

With regret at parting, after a com[ianionship of fourteen years, save one, yet with
satisfaction at its prospect of larger usefulness, Tlie Children's Remrd is bidden a grate-
ful farewell.

E. SCOTT,

M.nn<i(jin(j Editor,
Mail 18th, 1900.

ROBT. H. WARDEN,

Convener.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SABBATH SCHOOL

rUBLICATIONS.

To the Venerable the General Assembly:

Your Coramittee beg to report that they are now publishing the following

lesson hell's and illustkatkd papers :

The Teacheks Monthly,

The Home Study Qiaiiterly,

The Pkimarv Qiahtkhly — Tllustrated,

The Home Stcdy Leaflet,

The Primary Leaflet — Illustrated,

Lesson Scheme,

Me.moky Passages,

Jewels— Every week, illustrated,

The Kino's Own— Every week, illustrated.

The Teachers Monthly was enlarged at the New Year by one-fourth, eight addi-
tional pages having been added, the price remaining the same.

The amount of lesson material in the Home Stioy Qiaktei'v and Homh Sirnv
Leaflet wt.s, at the same period, increased l)y (.ne tliird by the r -.e of a dillercnt type.

The illustrations of the lessons in the Pkimarv (.^)rARTKRLY and Primary Leai'I.kt
have been much improved. They are now of a high quality of half-tone work, fmni
original and ,»'• -cially made drawings.

The Lesson Sche^ie, containing a schedule of lessons fur the year, with topic foi
proof, etc., has been issued in response to an apparent demand.

Thk Memory Passaoes are made up of complete and carefully selected Scripture
passages in the line of the Sabbath school lessons, and their issue is the first step towards
what, it is hoped, will be more intelligent and systematic work in the memorizing nf
Scripture.

The Committee have sought to ))ring the Lesson Helps to a high standard in every
respect, the aim being to lead to thorough i id intelligent study of the Word of God, in
order that the will of God may be more truly known and more heartily obeyed.

There has been a gratifying increase in the circulation of the Lesson Helps during
the year.

As intimated in their report to the General Assembly of last year, the Committee
arranged for the publication of a weekly illustrated paper for little children, beginninii
with January Ist, 1900, and also, from the same date, after conference with the Com
mitteo on The Presbyterian Record, assumed the publication of The Children's Record
as a weekly, instead of a mcmthly, and freely illustrated.

These papers have been given the names, respectively, of Jewels and The Kin<: >^
Own (Continuing The Children's Record).

Their welcome by the Church has been prompt and generous, and the circulation has
already exceeded the somewhat sanguine expectations of the Committee. No pains have
been spared to make the papers attractive in appearance, and it is hoped that they will
tend to (juicken the spiritual life of the young, increase their zeal for missions, and
their love for home and country.

Thanks are due to many ministers, missionaries and other writers, for valuable con-
tributions to the Lesson Helps and Illustrated Papers.

277

lOOL

OTHER SABBATH SCHOOL SUl'l'UES.

Besides the carefully prepared edition of the Shorter Catechism published just
previous to the last General Assembly, an edition with proofs has been issued. Care was
taken, in each case, to secure accuracy and mechanical excellence, and both editions have
met with a wide sale. There seems to be an increasing demand for The Shorter Cate-
chism.

A considerable number of orders for Colored Picture Cards and Colored Rolls, Class
Registers, the Presbyterian Book of Praise, etc., have been received, and the Conmiittee
are now in a position to supply all requisites for Habbuth Schooh und the Home Department
at publisher's prices.

V.l'.S.C.E. TOPIC CAKDS AND BOOKLETS.

By arrangement with the General Assembly's Committee on Young People's Socie-
ties, Y.P.S.C.E. Topic Cards and Booklets, embracing the " Plan of Study," were issued
by your Committee.

A SENIOR ILLUSTRATED PAPER.

There has been some enquiry for a Senior Illustrated Paper suitable for the^more
advanced scholars.

The Committee do not as yet, however, feel justified in undertaking such a paper,
but are prepared to consider it when circumstances shall appear to warrant the step.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Receipts from August Ist, 1898, to April 30th, UMJO

(21 months), have been . .S28,«34 36

The Disbursements for the same period have been 22,825 30

Leaving a Balance at Credit of §5,809 0<>

The favoral)le balance, which includes $1,000 received from the Committee on Presby-
terian Record on account of Sabbath School Publications for 1898, has been arrived at,
notwithstanding the heavy initial expenses and the serious advance during the year, in
the price of materials and labour. The amount will form the nucleus of what, it is hoped,
may become a substantial working balance, such as will greatly facilitate the carrying on
and development of the business.. It is the deliberate policy of the Committee that the
profits should be devoted to the improvement of the publications and the general exten-
sion of tb^ busines".

All of which is respectfully submitted,

ROBERT H. WARDEN,

Convener.

R. DOUGLAS ERASER,
ToKONTO, Mdij ht, 1900. Editor ((ud Husinefis Manarjer.

278

KEPORT OF HYMNAL COMMITTEE, 1899-1900.

For
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The Hymii} Committee beg to report that, during the past year, the whole number
of copies of the I'resbyterian Book of Praise, sold by the (Jxford Press, and for which
Royalty was received, was 43,833. The following is a detailed list of the various editi'ms
ot copies sold :

Sabbath School edition 7,084

Small type edition 2l»,5!>4

Medium type edition 4,775

Large tyjte edition 1!»3

Small typo music edition 1,738

Large tyi)e music edition 2,0.34

Diamond edition, .32 mo 1,24(5

Emerald edition, 1(5 mo 174

43,838

Tt will be noticed that in this list are mentioned two editions, the Diamond and the
Emerald, which have been added during the past year. The Diamond edition is a very
small type volume containing the whole Jiible and Book of Praise, and is printed on
India pajjcr. The Emerald edition contains the whole Bible and the small sized music
•edition of the Book of Praiee, and is printed on India paper.

Copies of the booklet Helps to the use of the Book of Praise have been sent to the
ministers throughout the Church. Numerous requests for additional copies and many
testimonies to their usefulness have been received. Additional copies mny be procured
on application to the Rev. Alex. MacMillan, of Toronto, Chairman of the Committee on
Music.

The amount received for Royalty during the past year was $1,205.45. The sum of
§1,200 has been placed in the hands of the (ieneral Agent of the Church, and, in con-
formity with the actiim of last year's Assembly, two-thirds of this sum is to be allocated
to the Aged aud Intirm Ministers' Fund, and one-third to the Widows' and Orphans'
Fund.

During the })ast year there has been hold in New York a meeting of the Joint Com-
mittee of Presbyterian Churches of the United States and Canada, engaged in prei)aring
a new metrical version of the Psahns. The meeting was attended by three members of
our Hymnal Committee, who have furnished the following report of its proceedings :

Your Sub-connnittee on Psalm Revision beg to report that the .Joint Committee
met in New Y'ork on Friday, April 20th, and continued to Thursday 26th, holding nine
sedentnt.s. All the members of your Sub committee were present.

Notwithstanding delay in meeting, it was found that the interest in the work was
unabated. The Connnittee organized and proceeded at once with the work for which it
was formed. The first book of the Psalter was gone over carefully with a view to select-
ing for each ])salm, from the versions before them, that which they considered the best.
In twelve instances, versions other than those of the Scottish Psalter, in various metres,
were selected. Tiiis does not mean that the one selected is to be the only one finally
adopted. It is likely that in amxe cast's a second version will be added.

The Ct)mmittee then proceeded to examine carefully each version selected with a
view to making any needed emendations, and completed the first nine psalms. The work
done is provisional, and will be reviewed when the Committee meets again,' as proposed,
in the month of September. It was found that all the churches represented were as one
in desiring to secure a revision which would adequately represent the renderings of the
revised English version in the best attainable literary form.

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For the necessary expenses of the Joint Committee, a small fund is found to be' re
([uired, and each of the churches participating is asked to contribute the sum of ^10 for
the ensuing year. •

Your Sub-committee obtained the advantage of reduced railway rates to the Ecu-
menical Missionary Conference. Their expenses are as follows :

R. Murray $55 00

\\\ J. Dey 30 00

J. Scrimger 30 00

$115 00

All of which is respectfully submitted,

W. J. DEY,
, JOHN SCRIMGER,

ROBERT MURRAY.

In consideHng this report, it seems desirable that the Assembly should be reminded
of what has been done, in previous years, regarding a new metrical version of the Psalms.
The following sketch is therefore given :

At the meeting of Assembly at Toronto, in 1890, an overture from the Synod of
Hamilton and London was submitted, "craving the Assembly to instruct the Hymnal
Committee to revise still further the whole of Rouse's version of the Psalms, or, at least,
the proposed selections, making such emendations as may be suggested by the V. P.
version, or ^riy other version, of the Psalms." After discussion, the following resolution
was adopted : '* That the Committee be authorized to co-operate with any other PresV)y-
terian church or churches in preparing a revised and improved metrical version of the
whole Psalter for the use of congregations."

At the next meeting of Assembly, held at Winnipeg, in 1897, the Hymnal Commit-
tee reported that it had appointed three of its members, viz., Rev. Dr. Scrimger and the
Rev. Messrs. Murray and Dey to attend and confer with Committees of other churches
regarding revision ; and that in the month of Ap'-il a meeting of the representatives of
the following churches was held in Philadelphia : First, the Presbyterian Church of the
I'nited States (North) ; second, the United Presbyterian Church of North America ;
third, the Reformed I'resbyterian Church c the United States ; fourth, the General
Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Churoh of America ; fifth, the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church ; sixth, the Associate Reformed Church (South) ; seventh, the Presby-
terian Church in Canada ; and that this meeting was attended by two members of our
Committee, the Rev. Messrs. Murray and Dey.

It was also reported that, at this meeting, the following rules were unanimously
adopted :

First, the proposed Psalter is not to be a Paraphrase, but a metrical version, aiming
at expressing the exact thought of each line of the original, in its exact connection, in
perfect metrical form, and in idiomatic English.

Second, That the Scottish version (that is Rouse's version, so called), in the main,
be followed, as best fulfilling the above recjuirements.

Third, That, as a rule, no Psalm be represented by more than two versions, and
usually by one, unless second versions of commanding excellence present themselves.

It was further reported that incidental expenses, which it was supposed would be
small, should be divided among the churches represented, each chrrch being left to
provide the travelling expenses of its representatives.

It was still further reported that our representatives had raised the question whether
any of the churches in Great Britain had been invited to co-operate, and that it was
replied by the American Brethren that they had not been invited becaiise of the difficulty
of co-cperating with churches at so great a distatice. But the door was left open to ask
the co-operation of British churches.

When the Assembly met in Montreal, in 1898, the Hymnal Committee reported that
in regard to a new metrical version of the Psalms, they could do little more than report
progress. They understood that nothing had been done as to inviting the co-operation
of British churches, that there had been no general meeting, during the year, of the
Committees engaged in the work of revision, but that the members had been separately
at work in preparing a new version.

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At the meeting held in Hnmilton, in 1899, the Hymnal Committee reported that
they were unable to report any progress being made, during the past year, by the Joint
Committee appointed to j)repare,a new metrical version of the Psalms.

The Treasurer's Report is subjoined.

Toronto, .V((!/, 1900.

WILLIAM GREGG,

Convener.

FIKANCIAL STATEMENT.

Jieceipts.

May 18th, 1899, To Balance as per last accourtt submitted .?595 18

Nov. 2nd, 1899, To Royalty from Oxford University Tress 497 00

May 7th, 1900, " " " " " 708 45

May 22nd, 1900, To Interest on deposits to May 1st 14 76

Expenditure.

July 14Lh, 1899, By Methodist Book and Publishing House, Printing

Helps to the use of the Book of Praise 888 50

July 17th. 1899, By Postage in mailing same 12 50

Sept. 14th, 1899, By Methodist Book and Publishing House, extra

work re Helps to the use of the Book of Praise.. 4 70

Nov. 2nd. 1899, By Dr. Warden re Royalty 497 00

Nov. 9th, 1899, By Mr. G. B. Burns, services in distribution of

Helps to f.he use of the Book of Praise 15 00

May 18th, 1900, By Rev. Dr. Warden re Royalty 703 00

May 22nd, 1900, By Expenses of Messrs. R. Murray, W. J. Dey and

Dr. J. Scrimger 115 00

May 22nd, 1900, By Sundry Expenses— Postages of Chairman, Secre-
tary, Treasurer, etc., Auditing, share of Print-
ing, Report for Assembly, etc 23 40

May 22nd, 1900, By Balance 35G 29

§1,815 :v.)

$1,815 :v.)

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IIEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CENTTJKY FUND.

In submittiug this report your Committee desire to express their gratitude to
(rod for the cordial rece?)tion with whicli the scheme, U\uuched by last Assembly,
has been received in all parts of the Church. Throngh the efforts of the Ceueral
Agent, and of those associated witii him, it has betu brought before I'resbyt'ales
and Synods, heartily endorsed by all of these, and tlie canvass enthusiastically
entered upon by a large number of congregations, in some of which it has been
completed.

Considering the magnitude of the work, it is encouraging to know that so much
has already been accomplished. The ministers led the way with generous gifts,
and the congregations generally are nobly following their example. From the
report of the Agent, it will be seen that upwards of 8700,000 V.ave already been
subscribed, of which §301,218 is for the common fund. The Treasurers report
that on May 31st, they had received !?55,601.02. The preliiiinary expenses
in connection with the launching of the scheme, printing, etc., as also the expenses
of the canvass amount to 86,703.06.

The Sabbath Schools of the Church were asked to make a contribution of
•810,000 to the fund in connection with Children's Day in September last. In re-
sponse to this appeal, the sum of $10,223.86 has been received, after deducting the
expenses of the Sabbath School Committee. The "Souvenir Saving Banks" which
your Committee decided to issue, are being largely used and will be productive of
good results. Already 33,500 of these have been sent out, and it is to be hoped
that the use of them will become general in all the Sabbath Schools of the Church.
Your Committee gratefully acknowledge the valuable services gratuitously given
by Mr. F. B. Allan, of Toronto, in this connection.

The following is the report of the Rev. Dr. Campbell, the General Agent of
the fund : —

REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT.

The Rev. Dr. Campbell, Genera! Agent, reviewing the year's work, marks the
loUowing points, which will be of interest to the General Assembly.

THE KEY-NOTE STRUCK.

The key-note to the success w inch has been so far attained was struck when
the happy conception, almost an inspiration, came to the Committee as to the first
appeal. It should be nmde, not to our wealthy members, as might reasonably have
been done, but to our ministers, asking them to set their seal to the movement by
contributing, on an average, one-tenth of a year's income, tluis providing one-
tenth of the proposed million. The response was prompt and gratifying. Tlie at-
tention of our people was arrested. They were assured oi the necessity of the
movement. They were jirompted to follow the lead that had been given. Every-
where the work has been easier because the minister's tenth has been assured, and
that assurance has carried with it the hearty determi ution that the million must
be provided.

THE PRESBYTERS ENLISTED.

To secure the sympathy and co-operation of every minister and elder could
easily be seen to be most important. To further this your agent took an early
opportunity of visiting the Presbyteries of Ontario and Quebec, and the Synods of

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the Maritime Proviuces and of Manitoba aiul the North-West Territories. Dctiiils
of the Scheme were discussed, methods of worlviug planned audsyminitliy enlisted.
The movement got the right grip. Faith and enthusiasm were arou.sed. Pleducs
of working support were ;,lv"n, and perhaps, thereueverhasbeenaca.se in wliicli
such pledges have been so well fulfilled. With pleasant remembrances of nuidi
kindness shown him by the way your agent looks back on his long joiirney, jind
that the more for what has been done by his brethren in implementing their
promises. There could have been no success otherwise.

GOOD WORK OF SUK-AGENTS.

The serious work of reaching the people began in October, and in a fall and a
winter campaign, of two mouths each, the agent has inid a willing band of beliiers.
comprising a number of our hardest wrought ministers, who, though they c«uld ill
afford the time, volunteered tiieir services for the work. The Assembly .sh(juld
make cordial acknowledgment of the labours of this band of willing workers, for
much of the real success of the movement has come through them. They orgaiii/cd
congregational committees ; they unfolded the real meaning of the movement.
They started the canvass on a right basis. They were invaluable, especially iu
giving voice and meaning to those spiritual ideals which the Assem'Jy desired to
have impressed upon our people. They have carried the message which God gave
to Moses, when He sought from Israel an offering for the building of the tabernacle :
"Whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it.'' Thus our people understand
that this is no mere money gathering, but the oflering of a grateful and willing-
hearted people for the doing of ( Jod's work. Most important this, for it opens
the way to those times of refreshing for which we wait and pray.

I cannot close this portion of my report without a tribute to the memory of
Rev. Dr. T. G. Smith, who had been made enr agent by the action of Queen's College.
He, as all know, was specially adajited for such work, but in the very outset of his
can\ass. he was taken sick and soon passed to his rest. He will be greatly missed
in this and other departments of the Church's work.

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SOME DIFFICULTIES.

Of course there have been difliculties and discouragements. To reach so large
a field effectively one must expect to meet with these, and they need not be en-
umerated. Unforseen calls have come, wliich have, to some extent, affected our
work. 'J he war made necessary the Patriotic and lied Cross funds ; the famine in
India has called for much help, and tiie calamity at Ottawa and Hull has not only
called for lielp but has cripi)led many loyal frieiids. These worthy ob.jects were all
IJressing, .lud we could wait, so we have waited when necess-.i-y, and havequii-tly
moved on, so that friends might not complain. We do not complain of these difH-
culties, though doubtless we could have reported larger returns had the way been
clear.

THE RESULTS.

With thankfulness it is reported that the subscriptions actually registered and
reported to the Agent by .")58 congregations have reached $709,383 and this, though
the returns froiu congregations are largely incomplete.

sTliere are upwards of 000 congregations, little or nothing behind those that
have rei)orted in ability, ^>till to be canvassed. It looks as if, when they have been
heard fi'om. the million will be assured. Of actual subscriptions, debt fund secured
$408,170 and common fund !?301,208.

POINTS TO BK EMPH.\SIZED.

First : — The proportion that obtains Ixtweon debt and common funds bespeaks
serious consideration. '-There is so nuicli to do at home." has evidently had
weight. Kightly so in many cases, as I do not doubt. It was to be expected that
home claims would get much attention this year. Something, too, in everyone

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cxpeotii Kliis neighbour to be out of debt, and so doing largely fin* the common fund.
Now we know wiiere we stand, and we have all done ou" home work justiee. For
the coniiuf.' year we must gladly hear the voice which says : "Ther > is yet much
land to be possessed." He who speaks has claims upon us. Those lor whom He
speaks have claims. These claims we shall the more gladly recognize because,
during the past year, we have seen the way to lightening the home burdens. Thus
we shall taie firm hold of the common fiuid and carry it to complete success.

Second: — In the light of these results the necessity of pressing the canvass to
a finish in each congregation is clearly seen. What if, in any congregation, the
tew who have been reached have done well I Shall that give reason for withhold-
ing the privilege of contributing to this memorial fund from tiiose who, whilst
giving less, will still be giving nobly? Every family and every person should have
such opportunity. This was what we set out to do. This is according to the mind
of Him who approved of the widow's mite. Let every congregation pledge itself
to have the work fully done.

Third : — It may even be suggested that, in some cases, the appeal to congre-
gations should be made a second time during the coming year, and that it should
be planned for and carried out on business-like lines, .so that some suitable amount
may be reached. I am not thinking of those who have no mind or heart for the
work, but of those who, being willing hearted, have mi.s.sed the idea of what Avas
needed in such circumstances as theirs. Let us suppose a case : An old and well
situated congregation of say 1:^0 comfortable families : there is nt) debt and they
are Interested : canvassers go out and do their duty faithfully, and are well
received by the people. The returns come in, and $400 have been subscribed and
everybody is well pleased. The only dilliculty is that a common fund of !?(]00,000
cannot be raised in that way. For it must be seen thtit if a congregation w Inch
is up to and even far beyond the average, only gives at the rate of $3 \)er
family, whilst the average required over all the Church is s^fi, then we are
bound to fail. What is the remedy? There must be .some business-like way of
working. First, a consultation as to what a congregation so circumstanced
should do, reaching some conclusion that shall be worthy of the cause and of what
they owe to God. One thousand dollars will then be known to be a minimum, and
.•^Ij-iOO more worthy of the gratitude which they would express. Then to raise that
$1,000 or $1,500 a new effort on new lines, doubling, trebling, quadrupling of former
gifts. It cannot be doubted that, when this point is understood, there will be many
that will gladly set to work, guided by the new light. To have such couscientioas
working on business-like lines is, in fact, the necessity, if the Scheme is to be
really successful.

Fourth: — Appeal has been made to all ranks and conditions of our people.
From all ranks response has come. There have been touching incidents showing
how our poorer people have denied themselves that they might have a share in the
work. The large number of subscriptions between fifty and two hundred dollars,
tells of the interest taken by many, in moderate circumstances, who have for
years been friends and workers in the Church's service. There is, too, a goodly
list of subscriptions ranging from $400 to $5,000, showing th.".* many wealthier
friends have responded to the call. T.ie point which presses on the heart of your
agent here is that the Church should earnestly call on aP, who have been largely
prospered, to take a large share in this work. It is well known that in many
cases their profits in these closing years of the century are phenomenal. Does
this fact not make it urgent that, out of those God given gains, they should provide
liberally for the work of God, a work which is largely for the upbuilding of our
own country, and which is a prime factor in the stability and success of those
business enterprises in which our wealthier men are largely interested ? As has
been shown the scheme has not been made to hinge on the action of wealthy men.
Understanding how often subscriptions begin and end with the few, it has been
demonstrated that this matter has the interest of the many who have denied
themselves on its behalf. Should it not be the case that at this stage, and during
the coming year, those who have been much prospered should be appealed to, in

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the name of God and by His Church, and for His work and for the country's weal,
to crown the memorial edifice with large gifts ? It is the Church's duty to seek
the good of all her members, and to emphasize this point will be to bring privilege
and blessing within reach of many, who unless they be pleaded with, may not sec
the opportunity, and so missing it, may otherwise miss the highest blessing.

Your Committee purposes, when the work is completed, to issue a small
volume in which shall be acknowledged the gifts of all contributors of $5 and uji-
wards ; all members of Young Peoples' Societies contributing $2 and upwards, and
of Sabbath School scholars contributing $1 and upwards. It is intended that this
volume will also c-ntain a riei statement, with illustrations, regarding the educa-
tional, missionarj i.d h .ole» ,ork of the Church.

Your Commit' . ■• vc- o "'r t more assured that the Century Fund movement,
if vigorously suppo. «.<''! u\> ; ' hands, will tend greatly to the strengthening of tlie
church and to the ex^ ! ■u jf^he Saviour's kingdom.

In the accompanying ta^;. "^ed statement will be fotmd details as to the
amounts thus far subscribed.

All of whicli is respectfully submitted,

Toronto, May 31st, 1900.

ROBERT H. WARDEN, Convener.
W. G. WALLACE, Secretary.

Presbytery.

Truro.

Sydney

Inverness

Halifax . . . .

Wallace

Pictou

Prince Edward Island . . . .
Lunenburg and Yarmouth .

St. John

Miramichi

Quebec

Montreal

Glengarry

Ottawa

Lanark and Renfrew . . . .

Brockville

Kingston

Peterborough

Whitby

Lindsay

Toronto

Orangeville

Barrie

Algoma

North Bay

Owen Sound

Saugeen

Guelph

Hamilton

a t-

3
at

a ai

14
17
19

15i

27!

26
20
13
45
1.3
32
29
12
40
27
30
60
23
45
34
18
38
25
12
19
67
20
38^ 26!

19
13|
111
38
12
29
18
6
24
16
21
37
14
20
21
lOi

28;

16j

17l
52l
13!

111

21 i

a
o

u
u

X>
3

Cong'tions. Am't subscribed.

u
O

48, 381

1,645 00
1,045 00

475 (X)
4,585 00

865 OO!
1,870 001
1,060 00

SOO 00
1,525 OQi

790 O'
1,355 OOi
5,650 001

750 00
2,180 00
1,935 00:

575 00
2,845 OOi

955 oo:

385 00'

1,040 OOl

14,240 00

570 00

1,615 00

535 00

310 00

720 OO

675 00

1,525 00

3,980 00

28
22
14
42
16
31
33

26
12
19
59
23
38
12
13
20
17
27
47

8!
4

19
13

24'
27

111 11

40! 17

21| 10

23 5
5l! 7!

24 18
44! 10
32| 13
23, 23
34 16

17'

19i

a •

O 'O

s a

4,761
1,769

9,881

6,510

7,388,

11,775

1,508

4,629

3,490

6,704!

6,010!

8,713.

14,024;

15,829;

9,583

6,297!

4,549

920

7,754

34,556

783

9,69()

318

182

231

400

9,107

34,551

a
Q

5,200
3,945

i7!888

970

5,872

7,210

7,878

17,743
4,858
5,899

28,070
7,690

17,073
8,361

30,563
6,113
2,. 563
4,667
6,888

45,452
1,295

15,652
6,230
1,290
1,010
8,100

22,091

10.344

•S
9,961
5,714

27,769

7,480

13,260

18.985

9,39(1

22,372

8.348

12.603

34,080

16,403

31,097

24,190

40,146

12,410

7,112

5,587

14,642

80,008

2,048

25,348

6,548

1,472

1,241

8,5<N)

31,198

44.895

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Presbytery.

c 1-

QQ «

,S0-

PHri8._, I 21

L'liulon 35

Ch»tham

StfHtford

Huron

Mnitland

Brii.'e

■Sariiia

Su|>erior

\\ innipeg

Rock Lal^e

Gleiiboro'

Portage la Prairie

Brandon

Minnedosa

Melita

Re^jina

Calgary

Edmonton

Kootenay

Kainloops

Westminster

Victoria 16

Foreign

2b
19
18
22
14
23
7
24
16
11
14
18
16
14
29
16
15
19
17
1]

1
s

X •

.2'C'
.2 §^

10,

8|
18
8!
9
6,
6
6
7
23

Cong'tions. Am't BuhNcrihed,

1,120 00

2,250 OO;
910 OOi

1,446 OOi

1,096 OOi
995 OOI
965 OO!

1,527 OOi
306 00

3,240 00
560 (X)
255 00

1,000 00
660 00
700 00
526 00

1,130 00
490 00
403 OOi
590 OOi
360 00
475 OOi
540 00.

2,343 301

£•

231 9i
37 37;
22, 8,
21, 17,

17! 14'
211 6
16 13
24! 8'
7| 4|
23| 10
17| 10
12!
14
18
16
13|
30
13
12

-25

16
12

Total 1244 8471 880,083 30' 1,211

-3

1
1
1

8,095
26,448
3,850
6,956,
5,690
2,925
4,688;
. '>17J

2,; ■
11,'
1,' .

. . . .'
"iool

165

263

4.830i
28,948
8,026
7,550
3,503i
2,986;
7,350
2,635
8.600
16,640
3,789

' 3, 000

3,073

327

1,511

1,312

5
o

8
12,925
54,396
11,875
14,506

9,193

5,911
12,038

6,152
10,695
28,022

5,412

4,800
3,081
492
1,651
1,675

115

625

3,200

553 8301,208 $408,170 8709,358

N.B. — (1.) A number of ministers, iu addition to the above, have subscribed
in connection with their own congregations, whose subscriptions have not been
reported to the Committee. A number of others have intimated their intention to
give hut are not able at present to name the amount. The total contributions of
ministers will doubtless reach $100,000.

(2.) Iu addition to the amounts above I'eported as already subscribed by con-
gregations, the ministers estimate that an additional sum of at least $150,000 will
be raised in these congregations before the canvass is completed.

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THK KKPORT OF I'llK COMMIT'IKK OX

LiailSl.ATiON.

'IM

'3.

To thr roiirablc the (inimil AftniDibbj of tlif I'rcuhylcritiii Cliurrli in ('(inmlii :

Id ivccortlanco with the instructions given to the Conunittee appointi'd hy tiir
hist (iciu'ial Assoniltly to obtain from the Legislatures of the I'rovinees of (^lulnr.
t)nlari(>. Manitoba, the Xorth-Wesl Territories and Britisli Cohinibia. and liom
the Parliament of Canada, au Act respecting the Property of the Church in t( rins
of the draft Act submitted to the Assembly, which provided for the incorpdniiion
of .1 Board of Ti\istees. in which proi)erty conveyed to the Church or its Scluiin>
other than institutions already incorjtorated ndght he vested for the 'purposrs
therein specilietl, your Committee begs to report that it has obtained from tlio
Legislatures of the Provinces of (Quebec, Ontario, Manit(»ba and of the N(jrili-
West Territories, Acts incorporating with the necessary powers the Trusltcs
appointed liy the Assembly, namely, the Rev. Robert Harvey Warden. 1). 1)., the
liouourabh^ Mr. Justice James ^laclennan, the Pev. William ^IcLaren, D.D..
William Mortimer Clark, Q.C., Adam Ruthcrfovd Creehnan. t^C., llaiiiiltdu
Cassels and Robert Kilgour.

It has not been deemed necessary to ai)ply for legislation from the Domiiiidii
Parliament in the meantime, but should it be found e.\])edient to obtain an Act
from the Parliament of Canada this can be readily secured.

The necessary Act of incorjioration for the Board will be ai)plied for at the
next .session of the Tjcgislative Assembly of the Province of British Columi)ia.

In the various Acts it is provided that the l>oard of Trustees shall be eleclc d
annually by the General Assembly and shall continue in oilice until their successors
are api)ointed.

The Acts further provide that the Board of Trustees shall at all times at the
request of the Commltee appointed by the General Assembly for the management
of the scheme or trust, pay the income to the Treasurer ol' the Church for the
benefit of the scheme for the use of which the property shall be held by the
Trustees.

It is also provided that the Board of Trustees shall annually present a rejiort
to the General Assembly in which shall be set forth fully the various moneys.
securities and property, real and personal, Avhich shall come into its hands and
a'so the disposition made by it of the interest and income arising from all saiil
moneys, securities and properties.

The General Assembly may, in virtue of the various Statutes, make rules ami
regulations for the government and guidance of the .said Board of Trustees.

Your Committee, which con.sists of the Trustees appointed at last Assembly.
and the Rev. Dr. Moore, Ottawa, and Honourable Colin H. Campbell, t^.C..
Winnipeg, respectfully request the Assembly to re-appoint or continue them until
the matters entrusted to them be fully completed.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

Toronto, May 31st. 1900.

ROBT. H. WARDEN,

Convowr.

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